Constitutional Development in British India

What was the Cabinet Mission Plan? How was the ‘grouping clause’ fundamental to it? What was its impact on the attitude of the Congress and the League? (UPSC 1989, 30 Marks, )

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What were the main features of the Act of 1935? What was Jawaharlal Nehru's reaction to the Act? Why did he contest the elections of 1937 and with what effect? (UPSC 1990, 15 Marks, )

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What was the attitude of the Indian National Congress towards the Second World War? What was the August Offer? What were the factors that led the British to change its negative policy and send Cripps to India? (UPSC 1990, 35 Marks, )

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“The Minto-Morley Reforms did not and could not provide an answer to Indian problems." Explain. (UPSC 1993, 15 Marks, )

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“From August Offer to Mountbatten Plan was a logical Revolution.” Discuss. (UPSC 1993, 15 Marks, )

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“In the Montagu-Chelmsford Report communal representation and reservations were not only retained but considerably extended." Comment. (UPSC 1993, 15 Marks, )

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How did the outbreak of the Second World War affect India's political scene? Did the Cripps Mission resolve the political crisis in India? (250 words) (UPSC 1994, 35 Marks, )

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Short notes on August Offer, 1940. (UPSC 1996, 2 Marks, )

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Write about August Declaration, 1917. (UPSC 1997, 2 Marks, )

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Assess role of C. Rajagopalachari during the Pre-partition Years of Indian public life. (UPSC 1998, 10 Marks, )

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What were the proposals of the Cabinet Mission? Analyse the reactions of the Congress and the League to the Proposals. (UPSC 1999, 35 Marks, )

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What was Mountbatten Plan? Discuss the reactions of Gandhi and Azad to the Plan. (UPSC 2000, 30 Marks, )

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What administrative changes were introduced in India after 1858? What were the objectives of these changes? (UPSC 2001, 30 Marks, )

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Why did Jinnah reject the C. R. Formula? (UPSC 2002, 30 Marks, )

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Review the ‘Dickie Bird Plan’. (UPSC 2002, 15 Marks, )

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“The reforms of 1909 introduced a cardinal problem and ground of controversy at every revision of the Indian electoral system.” Comment. (UPSC 2003, 30 Marks, )

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How did the Government of India Act, 1935 mark a point of no return in the history of constitutional development in India? (UPSC 2006, 30 Marks, )

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What are the salient features of the Government of India Acts of 1858 and 1909? (UPSC 2007, 15 Marks, )

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It would have been difficult for the Constituent Assembly to complete its historic task of drafting the Constitution for Independent India in just three years but for the experience gained with the Government of India Act, 1935. Discuss. (UPSC 2015, 13 Marks, )

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Did the Government of India Act, 1935 lay down a federal constitution? Discuss. (UPSC 2016, 13 Marks, )

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