UPSC Prelims Marathon 11 June – Gandhian Era (till Nationalist Response in the Wake of World War II ) – 2025

With reference to the Second Round Table Conference (1931), consider the following statements:
1.The Indian National Congress was represented by Mahatma Gandhi, who attended as its sole representative.
2.The issue of separate electorates for minorities led to a deadlock during the conference.
3.The conference resulted in the immediate granting of responsible government at the Centre.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the Third Round Table Conference (1932), consider the following statements:
1.The Indian National Congress and Mahatma Gandhi participated actively in the conference.
2.The recommendations of the conference were later incorporated into the Government of India Act, 1935.
3.The conference witnessed limited Indian participation and failed to achieve any major consensus.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the Communal Award of 1932, consider the following statements:
1.It provided separate electorates for multiple communities including Muslims, Sikhs, Indian Christians, Anglo-Indians, and the Depressed Classes.
2.Dr. B.R. Ambedkar supported the demand for separate electorates for the Depressed Classes during the Round Table Conferences.
3.The Communal Award was welcomed by the Indian National Congress as a step toward inclusive representation.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the Poona Pact of 1932, consider the following statements:
1.The Pact replaced separate electorates for the Depressed Classes with increased reserved seats in legislatures.
2.It was signed by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar and accepted by the British government as an amendment to the Communal Award.
3.The Pact empowered the Depressed Classes to form independent leadership and reject the Hindu social order.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to Gandhi’s Harijan Campaign, consider the following statements:
1.Gandhi founded the Harijan Sevak Sangh and launched a nationwide campaign against untouchability, including two fasts in 1934.
2.Gandhi equated the abolition of untouchability with the complete annihilation of the caste system and promoted inter-caste marriages as a primary solution.
3.Gandhi viewed the campaign as a moral and social reform movement rather than a political struggle.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the Government of India Act, 1935, consider the following statements:
1.It proposed an All India Federation that included both British Indian provinces and princely states, but the federation never came into existence.
2.The Act abolished separate electorates and introduced universal adult suffrage.
3.It introduced provincial autonomy, replacing the earlier system of dyarchy in provinces.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the Haripura Session of the Indian National Congress held in 1938, consider the following statements:
1.Subhas Chandra Bose presided over the session held at Haripura.
2.The session passed a resolution to support agitations in princely states.
3.The Haripura session was marked by a constitutional crisis triggered by the resignation of Ministers in Bihar and the United Provinces.
4.The Haripura session witnessed the adoption of the demand for complete independence as the official goal of Congress.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?

With reference to the August Offer of 1940, consider the following statements:
1.It proposed expansion of the Viceroy’s Executive Council to include a majority of Indians.
2.It promised dominion status as the long-term objective for India.
3.It accepted the Congress demand to form an interim national government during the war.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the Cripps Mission of 1942, consider the following statements:
1.The Cripps Mission proposed that any province unwilling to join the Indian Union could form a separate Union with its own constitution.
2.The constituent assembly proposed by the Mission was to be composed entirely of elected members.
3.The defence of India and powers of the Governor-General were to be immediately transferred to Indian hands.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?