Short Answer TypeWith reference to the transfer of power to India, answer the following :
Mention any two clauses of the Indian Independence Act 1947.
With reference to the transfer of power to India, answer the following :
Why did the Congress accept the Mountbatten Plan ?
1. The whole country was engulfed with large-scale communal riots over the partition of India. The Congress was convinced that the only solution to the communal problem lay in the partition of India into India and Pakistan.
2. The experience of working with the Muslim league had convinced the Congress that the League had joined the Interim Government to obstruct and not to cooperate and that having a joint administration with the League was not feasible.
3. The Congress also understood that the only alternative to partition was a Federation with a weak centre. A smaller India with a strong central authority was better than a bigger State with a weak Centre.
4. The Congress got ready for partition as it would lead to immediate independence from the British because any further continuation of British rule would mean a greater calamity for India as the British were instigating the rulers of the Indian States to remain independent.
The war that broke out in 1914 was different from the previous wars in many ways. In this context discuss the following points briefly :
(a) Militant Nationalism as a cause of the war.
(b) How did the Treaty of Versailles seek to cripple Germany's military strength ?
(c) What was the territorial re-arrangement of Europe as a result of this war ?
The United Nations was established to be an effective peace keeping international organization. In this context explain the following:
its objectives and purposes.
The United Nations was established to be an effective peace keeping international organization. In this context explain the following:
Name the agency that the UN set up to deliver relief to children and mothers after World War II. State any three of its functions.
The United Nations was established to be an effective peace keeping international organization. In this context explain the following:
The meaning of Human Rights as incorporated in the Human Charter.
Long Answer TypeIn 1930 Mahatama Gandhi's demands were rejected by the British, as a result of which he launched the Civil Disobedience Movement. In this contest explain the following:
(a) Name the famous march undertaken by Gandhiji. Where did he begin this march? State two of its features.
(b) The Gandhi - Irwin Pact as a consequence of this Movement.
(c) Significance of the Second Round Table Conference.
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