Category 24 · Modern History
Post-War Scenario, Cabinet Mission and Communalism
8 micro topics in Modern History for UPSC Prelims, in book order: Post-War Upsurge and the INA Trials; The Three Upsurges of Winter 1945-46; and 6 more.
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Post-War Upsurge and the INA Trials
After the Congress leaders were released in June 1945, the British found tumultuous crowds, not a demoralised people. Labour came to power in July 1945, and the government announced elections and a constituent assembly. The British…
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The Three Upsurges of Winter 1945-46
In the winter of 1945-46 nationalist feeling over the INA trials broke out in three violent confrontations: Calcutta on 21 November 1945, Calcutta again on 11 February 1946 over the sentence on the INA officer Rashid…
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Elections of 1945-46
In the elections of winter 1945-46, the Congress won 91 per cent of non-Muslim votes and 57 of the 102 seats in the Central Assembly, and a majority in most provinces except Bengal, Sindh and Punjab.…
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Cabinet Mission Plan, 1946
The Cabinet Mission of Pethick Lawrence, Stafford Cripps and A.V. Alexander reached Delhi on 24 March 1946 to arrange a peaceful transfer of power. When the Congress and League could not agree, it put forward its…
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Grouping Clause of the Cabinet Mission Plan and Its Interpretations
The Congress read the grouping in the Cabinet Mission Plan as optional, with one constituent assembly and no League veto, while the League took it as compulsory, with Pakistan implied; the Mission later clarified that it…
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Interim Government and the Communal Violence of 1946
From 16 August 1946 communal riots on an unprecedented scale left several thousands dead, worst in Calcutta, Bombay, Noakhali, Bihar and Garhmukteshwar. A Congress-dominated Interim Government headed by Nehru was sworn in on 2 September 1946,…
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Birth, Spread and Characteristics of Indian Communalism
Communalism, an ideology that puts the interests of one's religious group above those of the wider society, appeared in India towards the end of the nineteenth century with the rise of nationalism. It developed through three…
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Evolution of the Two-Nation Theory
The two-nation theory developed from the anti-Congress front of 1887 and the Simla Deputation and founding of the Muslim League in 1906 into the demand, after the League's poor showing in 1937, that Muslims be seen…
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Frequently asked questions
Which topics are in Post-War Scenario, Cabinet Mission and Communalism?
Post-War Scenario, Cabinet Mission and Communalism has 8 micro topics in Modern History: Post-War Upsurge and the INA Trials; The Three Upsurges of Winter 1945-46; Elections of 1945-46; Cabinet Mission Plan, 1946; Grouping Clause of the Cabinet Mission Plan and Its Interpretations; Interim Government and the Communal Violence of 1946; Birth, Spread and Characteristics of Indian Communalism; Evolution of the Two-Nation Theory.
Is Post-War Scenario, Cabinet Mission and Communalism important for UPSC Prelims?
Post-War Scenario, Cabinet Mission and Communalism is a part of the UPSC Prelims Modern History syllabus map on MaargX UPSC. Each of its 8 published topics has key terms, a Mains angle and practice questions.