MCQ on Provincial Election and Formation of Cabinet (1937)

Question 1. In which of the following States Congress did not won an absolute majority in the elections for the Legislative Assemblies which were held under the 1935 Act?

(A) Bengal

(B) Orissa

(C) Bihar

(D) Madras

Question 2. The province where the Indian National Congress could not get absolute majority during the general election of 1937 was________.

(A) Bihar

(B) Orissa

(C) Assam

(D) Bombay

Question 3. In which of the following province Indian National Congress had not obtained a full majority in provincial legislature elections held in 1937? 

(A) Madras

(B) Punjab

(C) Bihar

(D) Central Province

Question 4. The Provincial Governments were constituted under the Act of_______.

(A) 1947

(B) 1936

(C) 1932

(D) 1935

Question 5. In 1937 elections, Congress secured a clear majority in the State numbering. 

(A) Six

(B) Five

(C) Four

(D) Three

Question 6. The province where Indian National Congress did not form its ministry after general elections of 1937 was________.

(A) Orissa

(B) Madras

(C) Bihar

(D) Bengal

Question 7. In which one of the following provinces was the Congress ministry not formed under the Act of 1935? 

(A) Punjab

(B) Orissa

(C) Madras

(D) Bihar

Question 8. In how many provinces was the Congress ministry formed in the election of the year 1937?

(A) 3

(B) 6

(C) 9

(D) 11

Question 9. The Tenure of the Congress ministries formed in the elections of 1937 after the Act of 1935 was_______.

(A)  28 months

(B) 24 months

(C) 22 months

(D) 20 months

Question 10. After the formation of ministries in the province in 1937, Congress rule lasted for________.

(A) 31 months

(B) 30 months

(C) 29 months

(D) 28 months

Question 11. Muslim League celebrated the day of Deliverance in______.

(A) 1947

(B) 1946

(C) 1942

(D) 1939

Question 12. In which Working Committee did the Congress adopted the policy of abolishing land ownership?

(A) Working Committee, 1946

(B) Working Committee, 1945

(C) Working Committee, 1942

(D) Working Committee, 1937

Question 13. Who of the following was entrusted with finance portfolio in the ministry formed in U.P. after the election of 1937?

(A) Mohammad Ibrahim

(B) Kailash Nath Katju

(C) Rafi Ahmad Kidwai

(D) Govind Ballabh Pant

Question 14. Consider the following provinces of British India and identify those where the Indian National Congress did not form a ministry in 1937?

1. Central       
2. Orissa
3. Bengal       
4. Punjab

Select the correct answer from the code given below.

(A) 1 and 4

(B) 2 and 3

(C) 3 and 4

(D) 1 and 2

Question 15. Consider the following reports connected with Muslim grievances in the Congress administered provinces.

1. Pirpur Report
2. Shareef Report
3. Muslim sufferings under Congress rule

Select the correct chronological order of the reports from the code given below.

(A) 1, 3, 2

(B) 3, 1, 2

(C) 2, 1, 3

(D) 1, 2, 3