1.State any two outcomes of the Cabinet Mission Plan.
(Chapter 14 : Understanding Partition - Politics, Memories, Experiences)
Ans:
- The Cabinet Mission recommended a loose three-tier confederation.
- It was to have a weak central government controlling only foreign affairs, defence and
communications.
- The provincial assemblies were grouped into three sections while electing the constituent
assembly: Section A for the Hindumajority provinces, and Sections B and C for the
Muslim-majority provinces of the north-west and the north-east (including Assam)
respectively.
2.State any two outcomes of the Provincial elections held in 1946.
(Chapter 14 : Understanding Partition - Politics, Memories, Experiences)
Ans:
- The Congress swept the general constituencies, capturing 91.3 per cent of the non-Muslim
vote.
- The League's success in the seats reserved for Muslims was equally spectacular: it won
all 30 reserved constituencies in the Centre with 86.6 per cent of the Muslim vote
and 442 out of 509 seats in the provinces.