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Q107 (CDS-II/2006) History & Culture › National Movement (1857–1947) › Partition and independence Answer Verified

In the year 1946, who among the following joined the Viceroy’s Executive Council with the finance portfolio?

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In 1946, the Interim Government of India was formed as the Viceroy's Executive Council to facilitate the transition to independence [c2][t6]. While the Muslim League initially boycotted the process, it eventually joined in October 1946 [c1]. Liaquat Ali Khan was nominated by the Muslim League and was appointed as the Finance Member of the Council [t1][t8]. He is noted as the first Indian to hold the finance portfolio in British India [t9]. Other League members included I.I. Chundrigar, Abdur Rab Nishtar, Ghazanfar Ali Khan, and Jogendra Nath Mandal [t10]. Mohammad Ali Jinnah did not join the Council himself, remaining the 'Sole Spokesman' for the League outside the executive [t2][t5]. Liaquat Ali Khan's tenure as Finance Minister was significant for his 'Poor Man's Budget' before he became the first Prime Minister of Pakistan [t7][t8].

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  1. [1] History , class XII (Tamilnadu state board 2024 ed.) > Chapter 7: Last Phase of Indian National Movement > Nehru and Jinnah > p. 93
  2. [2] Laxmikanth, M. Indian Polity. 7th ed., McGraw Hill. > Chapter 1: Historical Background > Table 1.1 Interim Government (1946) > p. 10
  3. [3] https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP79S01011A000500060007-2.pdf
  4. [4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interim_Government_of_India
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