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Independence and the Partition of India

Appeared in 9 of the 11 available papers.

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6.3 marks

Average per paper it appears in · 57 marks in total

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Short answer

50% of this chapter's 20 questions

Needs a diagram
15%

3 questions carry a figure — practise drawing them

Question-type distribution

  • Short answer10
  • Source-based4
  • Reasoning4
  • MCQ2

Most frequent topics

Indian Independence Act 1947 5The Mountbatten Plan 4Acceptance of the Mountbatten Plan 4Congress acceptance of the Plan 3Cabinet Mission Plan 2Indian Independence Act and the Princely States 1Response to the Cabinet Mission Plan 1
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8

Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:

8

India’s last Viceroy released a plan on the country’s independence from the British on June 3, 1947. The plan came to be celebrated as the "last plan for independence". He was appointed Viceroy to India to speed up the process of transfer of power by the then British Prime Minister Clement Atlee.

8

Look at the given picture and answer the following questions:

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Select the correct answers to the questions from the given options. (Do not copy the questions, write the correct answer only.)

8

With reference to the Partition Plan, answer the following:

2

Answer briefly each of the questions (a) to (j):

8

With reference to the National Movement from 1930 to 1947, answer the following:

2

Answer briefly each of the questions (a) to (j):

7

With reference to the National Movement in its final phase, answer the following questions:

8

The period between 1920 and 1947 was marked with major events and reforms that finally led us to our independence. In this context, answer the following questions:

2

Answer briefly each of the questions (a) to (j):