Question:
Which of the following statements are true?
1.First General election as per the Government of India Act 1935 was held in 1937 and congress got majority but all ministers resigned in 1939 as a protest against the decision of Britain to drag India into the second world war.
2.C. Rajagopalachari (Rajaji) became the first Congress Chief Minister of Madras.
A1 only
B2 only
CBoth 1 and 2
DNeither 1 nor 2
Answer:
C. Both 1 and 2
Explanation:
Provincial elections were held in British India in 1937 as mandated by the Government of India Act 1935. Elections were held in eleven provinces - Madras, Central Provinces, Bihar, Orissa, United Provinces, Bombay Presidency, Assam, NWFP, Bengal, Punjab and Sindh.The final results of the elections were declared in February 1937. The Indian National Congress emerged in power in eight of the provinces - the exceptions being Punjab and Sindh. The All-India Muslim League failed to form the government in any province.The Congress ministries resigned in October and November 1939, in protest against Viceroy Lord Linlithgow's action of declaring India to be a belligerent in the Second World War without consulting the Indian people.