Section II

Total Marks: 50 Time: 65 min

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Section II
Question1.
This question is about 1940-47, Pakistan Movement.
Source A
Independence was simply the fulfilment of Britain’s self-appointed mission to assist the I
ndian people to self-government. Partition was the unfortunate consequence of the age o
ld Hindu-Muslim rift, of the two communities’ failure to agree on how and to whom powe
r was to be transferred. The radical view is that independence was finally wrested by the
mass actions of 1946-47 in which many Communists participated, often as leaders. But t
he bourgeois leaders of the Congress, frightened by the revolutionary upsurge struck a d
eal with the imperialist power by which power was transferred to them and the nation pa
id the price of Partition.

Source B
a. What does Source A tells us about main causes of partition in 1947? [3]
b. What does source B tell us about the situation of India in last decayed before partition? [5]
c. Explain Why was it difficult to achieve Partition for the Muslims in 1940s. [7]
d. “Govt. change in Britain was the major reason of getting independence in 1947” Justify your
view. [10]