1. Cabinet Mission was presided over by :
(a) Lord Attlee
(b) Strafford Cripps
(c) Clement Attlee
(d) Sir P. Lawrence
[45th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2001]
Ans. (d) Sir P. Lawrence
- At the end of World War II, the Labour Party, led by Mr Atlee, won the elections in England.
- Mr Atlee was supportive of India’s desire for independence.
- On February 19, 1946, the Secretary of State Pethick-Lawrence declared that a mission for constitutional reforms was to be sent.
- This Cabinet Mission arrived in Delhi on March 24 and was made up of Mr. Pethick Lawrence, Sir Stafford Cripps, and A.V. Alexander.
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2. The Cabinet Mission came to India in :
(a) February 1942
(b) March 1942
(c) April 1942
(d) May 1942
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above.
[60th to 62nd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2016]
Ans. (e) None of the above/More than one of the above.
- At the end of World War II, the Labour Party, led by Mr Atlee, won the elections in England.
- Mr Atlee was supportive of India’s desire for independence.
- On February 19, 1946, the Secretary of State Pethick-Lawrence declared that a mission for constitutional reforms was to be sent.
- This Cabinet Mission arrived in Delhi on March 24 and was made up of Mr. Pethick Lawrence, Sir Stafford Cripps, and A.V. Alexander.
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3. The ‘Cabinet Mission of 1946 was led by:
(a) Sir Pethick-Lawrence
(b) Lord Linlithgow
(c) Lord Wavell
(d) Sir John Simon
[U.P.P.C.S. (Re. Exam) (Pre) 2015]
Ans.(a) Sir Pethick-Lawrence
- At the end of WW2, the Labour Party, led by Mr Atlee, won elections in England.
- Mr Atlee was supportive of India’s fight for independence.
- On February 19, 1946, Pethick-Lawrence, the Secretary of State, announced the formation of a mission to reform the Constitution.
- The Cabinet Mission arrived in Delhi on March 24, 1946 and was made up of Pethick Lawrence, Sir Stafford Cripps, and A.V. Alexander.
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4. Who amongst the following headed the 1946 Cabinet Mission?
(a) Hugh Gaitskell
(b) Sir John Simon
(c) Sir Pethick-Lawrence
(d) None of the above
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2015]
Ans. (c) Sir Pethick-Lawrence
- At the end of World War II, the Labour Party led by Mr Atlee won elections in England.
- Mr Atlee was in favor of India’s wish for independence.
- On February 19, 1946, Pethick-Lawrence, the Secretary of State, declared the sending of a Constitutional Reforms Mission.
- This Mission, made up of Pethick Lawrence (Secretary of State), Sir Stafford Cripps (President of the Board of Trade) and A.V. Alexander, arrived in Delhi on March 24, 1946.
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5. Who arrived in India, in 1946 after the Second World War?
(a) Cripps Mission
(b) Cabinet Mission
(c) Wavell Mission
(d) Simon Commission
[U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2004]
Ans. (b)
- At the conclusion of World War II, the Labour Party, led by Mr Atlee, won England’s elections.
- Mr Atlee was supportive of India’s desire for independence.
- On February 19, 1946, Secretary of State Pethick-Lawrence announced the creation of a mission to implement constitutional reforms.
- The Cabinet Mission, composed of Mr. Pethick Lawrence, Sir Stafford Cripps, and A.V. Alexander, arrived in Delhi on March 24, 1946.
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6. Which one of the following had proposed a three-tier polity for India?
(a) Nehru Committee
(b) Simon Commission
(c) Cripps Mission
(d) Cabinet Mission
[U.P.P.S.C. (GIC) 2010]
Ans. Cabinet Mission
- The Cabinet Mission arrived in India on March 24, 1946 and talked to many important leaders of the country in April.
- They suggested that India should be split into three parts, called Groups A, B, and C.
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7. Cabinet Mission, 1946 comprised three cabinet ministers. Who among the following was not its member?
(a) Lord Pethick Lawrence
(b) A.V. Alexander
(c) Sir Stafford Cripps
(d) Lord Emery
[U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2002, U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1994]
Ans. (d) Lord Emery
- A group of three people (Pethick Lawrence, Sir Stafford Crips and A.V. Alexander) sent by the Cabinet Mission of England visited India.
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8. Who among the following was not a member of the Cabinet Mission?
(a) Pethick Lawrence
(b) John Simon
(c) Stafford Cripps
(d) A.V. Alexander
[U.P. P.C.S. (Mains) 2016]
Ans.(b) John Simon
- The British Government sent a group of four people (Pethick Lawrence, Sir Stafford Crips, the President of the Board of Trade, and A.V. Alexander) to India as the Cabinet Mission.
- John Simon was not part of this mission.
- The Simon Commission was created to look at the Government of India Act from 1919.
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9. Which of the following was not a member of the Cabinet Mission?
(a) William Wood
(b) Pethick-Lawrence
(c) Sir Stafford Cripps
(d) A. V. Alexander
[U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2015]
Ans. (a) William Wood
- The Cabinet Mission to India was made up of Pethick Lawrence (the Secretary of State), Sir Stafford Crips (the President of the Board of Trade), and A.V. Alexander.
- John Simon was not part of the Cabinet Mission.
- The Simon Commission was set up to investigate the Government of India Act from 1919.
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10. Who was not a member of the Cabinet Mission?
(a) Pethick-Lawrence
(b) Wavell
(c) Stafford Cripps
(d) A.V. Alexander
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
[63rd B.P.S.C (Pre.) 2017]
Ans (b) Wavell
- The Cabinet Mission was made up of Pethick Lawrence (Secretary of State), Sir Stafford Crips (President of the Board of Trade) and A.V. Alexander. Wavell was not part of it.
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11. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as
Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): In 1946, the Muslim League withdrew its acceptance of the Cabinet Mission Plan.
Reason (R): The Muslim League joined the interim government formed in 1946.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below.
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(c) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(d) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2018]
Ans. (b)
- In 1946, Clement Attlee, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, sent a mission to India to talk about transferring power from the British government to Indian leaders.
- This was to keep India united and grant it independence.
- The mission was made up of Lord Pethick-Lawrence, Sir Stafford Cripps, and A.V. Alexander, with Lord Wavell, the Viceroy of India, present at some points.
- The mission suggested breaking up Provincial Legislatures into three sections – A, B and C – which the Congress accepted, but the Muslim League wanted more representation and rejected the idea of an interim government.
- The Muslim League eventually joined the Interim Government in October after Lord Wavell asked many times.
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12. ‘It made its proposals in May. It still wanted a united India. There was to be the Federal Union composed of British provinces’. The above quotation is related to:
(a) Simon Commission
(b) Gandhi-Irwin Pact
(c) Cripps Mission
(d) Cabinet Mission
[I.A.S. (Pre) 1999]
Ans. (d) Cabinet Mission
- On May 16th, 1946, a plan was announced to make India one united dominion.
- This plan denied the Muslim League’s request for Pakistan and proposed an executive and legislature made up of British Indian and State representatives.
- A Constituent Assembly would also be created with members from State Legislatures and Princely States.
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13. Which one of the following is not correct about the Cabinet Mission Plan?
(a) Provincial Grouping
(b) Interim Cabinet of Indians
(c) Acceptance of Pakistan
(d) Constitution Framing Right
[I.A.S. (Pre) 1996]
Ans. (c) Acceptance of Pakistan
- On May 16th, 1946, a plan to form a united India with individual provinces was announced.
- This would give independence, reject the Muslim League’s demand for Pakistan, and have an executive and legislature made up of British Indian and State representatives.
- A constituent assembly would be formed with representatives of the state legislature and the princely states.
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14. Which one of the following suggested the reconstitution of the Viceroy’s Executive Council in which all the portfolios including that of War Members were to be held by the Indian leaders?
(a) Simon Commission, 1927
(b) Shimla Conference, 1945
(c) Cripps Mission, 1940
(d) Cabinet Mission, 1946
[I.A.S. (Pre) 2008]
Ans. (d) Cabinet Mission, 1946
- The Cabinet Mission in 1946 proposed that the Viceroy’s Executive Council should be made up of Indian leaders, including those in charge of War Members.
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15. With reference to the Cabinet Mission, which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. It recommended a federal Government.
2. It enlarged the powers of the Indian courts.
3. It provided for more Indians in the ICS.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3
(d) None
[I.A.S. (Pre) 2015]
Ans. (a) 1 only
- The Cabinet Mission gave its suggestion on the 16th of May 1946.
- They said that the whole of India, including the Princely States, should come together to form a Federation.
- The Central Government would be responsible for foreign affairs, defence and communication, while the provinces and states would have all the other powers.
- British Indian Provinces and territories were divided into three groups; Group A, Group B and Group C.
- An election was to be held to pick people who would create a Constitution for the Indian Union.
- The provinces would be able to leave the Union in the future if they wanted to after voting for a new Constitution.
- An interim National Government, run by Indian party leaders, was to take over the running of the country.
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16. Which one of the following leaders of Congress was totally in favour of the Cabinet Mission Plan?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Sardar Patel
(d) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
[U.P. U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2001, I.A.S. (Pre) 1999]
Ans. (a) Mahatma Gandhi
- Leaders at the highest levels of Congress had plenty of proof that the Cabinet Plan was not just a dream.
- Mahatma Gandhi fully supported it and said it was the best plan the British Government could have made in the situation.
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17. Which Congress President negotiated with both Cripps Mission and Lord Wavell?
(a) Abul Kalam Azad
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) J.B. Kriplani
(d) C. Rajagopalachari
[47th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2005]
Ans. (a) Abul Kalam Azad
- Abul Kalam Azad talked with both Cripps Mission and Lord Wavell.
- He was the leader of Congress from 1940 to 1946.
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18. Who was the President of the Indian National Congress during the visit of the Cabinet Mission to India?
(a) Jawaharlal Nehru
(b) J.B. Kripalani
(c) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
(d) Sarojini Naidu
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2008]
Ans. (c) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
- Maulana Abul Kalam Azad was the leader of Congress when the Cabinet Mission came to India.
- The Congress Working Committee allowed him to talk to the Mission.
- He spoke to the members of the Cabinet Mission on the 6th of April 1946.
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