UPSC CSE Prelims
Question 35
The Congress ministries resigned in the seven provinces in 1939, because
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Correct answer: D
Correct Option: D
Explanation: Congress provincial ministries resigned in 1939 after the Viceroy committed British India to World War II without consulting Indian representatives.
Option-wise Analysis:
A: Incorrect - Resignation was not caused by failure to form ministries in the remaining provinces.
B: Incorrect - Internal left-right tensions were not the principal immediate cause.
C: Incorrect - Widespread communal unrest was not the event behind coordinated resignations.
D: Correct - Correct: all three stated reasons omit Britain’s unilateral entry into the war.