Unit 4 of History (syllabus: Module IV — the road to Partition and the Indian Independence Act 1947; the integration of the princely States; the making of the Constitution; and the first years of the Republic). Below: what the unit covers, the provisions it turns on, and the cases an examiner expects you to name.
What this unit covers
- Why was the Cripps Mission sent, and what did it propose?
- Why is a guarantee worth only what its remedy is worth?
- What did the Cabinet Mission propose, and what happened to it?
- What did the Indian Independence Act 1947 actually do?
- What was paramountcy, and how were the princely States integrated?
- How was the Constituent Assembly composed, and what can be said about its authority?
- What was the shape of Indian economic planning, and how should the mixed economy be assessed?
- Why did land reform require amending the fundamental rights, and which components succeeded?
Treat that list as a self-test: recite each topic's rule from memory before you open its cases.
Provisions
- Indian Independence Act 1947, s. Sections 1, 3 and 7
- Indian Independence Act 1947, s. Section 7 (lapse of suzerainty over the Indian States)
- Constitution of India, s. Articles 31A and 31B, with Articles 38 and 39