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India 1942–1984

MOD-IND is worth about 25 marks out of 100 in recent HSC Modern History papers. Practise 15 exam-style questions (multiple choice, short answer) with instant marking and a worked solution for every question.

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The road to independence and Partition, India as a new nation under Nehru, India under Indira Gandhi, and foreign policy 1947–1984, with how to write the 25-mark National Studies essay.

  1. 1What you need to know
  2. 2The road to independence, 1942–1947
  3. 3India as a new nation, 1947–1964
  4. 4India under Indira Gandhi, 1966–1984
  5. 5Foreign policy, 1947–1984
  6. 6Planning a 25-mark essay
  7. 7Common mistakes
  8. 8Exam tips
  9. 9Links to other topics
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Example questions

Example 1 · 1 mark · multiple choice

How did the British authorities respond to the Quit India resolution passed by Congress in August 1942?

  1. AThey arrested the Congress leadership almost at once
  2. BThey agreed to grant India independence once the war ended
  3. CThey invited Gandhi to join the Viceroy's Executive Council
  4. DThey handed power in the provinces to the Muslim League

Example 2 · 1 mark · multiple choice

Which statement about the transfer of power in 1947 is accurate?

  1. AThe boundary lines were published several months before independence
  2. BMountbatten brought independence forward from June 1948 to August 1947
  3. CCongress and the Muslim League agreed to share power in a single federal state
  4. DPartition was planned by Britain in 1942 as part of the Cripps Mission

Example 3 · 1 mark · multiple choice

Which statement best describes India's relations with China between 1954 and 1962?

  1. AIndia supported China's claim to Aksai Chin in return for trade
  2. BFriendship under Panchsheel ended in a border war
  3. CIndia and China first went to war in 1965 over Tibet
  4. DIndia and China formed a military alliance against the USA

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