Previous Year Question
Put the following events in chronological order and choose your answer with the help of given code:
A. Formation of an interim Government
B. The arrival of the Cabinet Mission
C. Muslim League launches Direct Action
D. Jinnah's wrecking of the Shimla Conference
Codes:
B D C A
D B C A
A B D C
D B A C
Correct Answer: B
Detailed Solution
D. Shimla Conference — 1945: The Conference began on 25 June 1945 and ended without an agreement on 14 July 1945. Congress and the Muslim League could not reach an agreement over Muslim representation in the Executive Council.
B. Cabinet Mission — 24 March 1946: The members of the Cabinet Mission sent by the British Government arrived in India on 24 March 1946.
C. Direct Action — 16 August 1946: The date associated with the Muslim League's Direct Action Day was 16 August 1946.
A. Interim Government — 2 September 1946: The Interim Government under Jawaharlal Nehru took office on 2 September 1946.