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UPSC Prelims 2005 · General Studies

Question 60: History and Culture

In which one of the following provinces was a Congress Ministry not formed under the Act of 1935?

aBihar
bMadras
cOrissa
dPunjab

AnswerThe answer is (d).

After the 1937 elections the Congress formed ministries in Madras, Bombay, the United Provinces, the Central Provinces, Bihar and Orissa, and later in the North-West Frontier Province and Assam. In Punjab, the Unionist Party under Sikandar Hayat Khan formed the government, because the Congress lacked a majority.

Why each option is right or wrong
  • (a) Bihar had a Congress ministry.
  • (b) Madras had a Congress ministry under C. Rajagopalachari.
  • (c) Orissa had a Congress ministry.
  • (d) Correct: Punjab was led by the Unionist Party.

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