Correct Answer:
(D) Sir P. Lawrence
End of World War II saw the Labour Party under Mr. Atlee won elections in England. Mr. Atlee was sympathetic towards India’s demand for freedom. The Secretary of State Pethick-Lawrence announced on February 19, 1946 the dispatch of the Mission for Constitutional reforms. The Cabinet Mission arrived in Delhi on 24 March, 1946. The Cabinet Mission to India consisted of the Secretary of State Mr. Pethick Lawrence, Sir Stafford Cripps, President of the Board of Trade and A.V. Alexander.
Ques: 2
Which one of the following had proposed a three-tier polity for India?
Correct Answer:
(D) Cabinet Mission
The Cabinet Mission arrived to India on March 24, 1946 and held extensive discussions in April with almost all major leaders of the country. The Cabinet Mission proposed a three-tier polity for India. The major recommendation of the Cabinet Mission was to divide the provinces into three groups i.e. A, B ,C. Group A: Madras, Central Provinces, UP, Bihar, Bombay and Orissa. Group B: Punjab, Sindh, NWFP and Baluchistan. Group C: Bengal and Assam.
Ques: 3
Cabinet Mission, 1946 comprised of three cabinet ministers. Who among the following was not its member?
Correct Answer:
(D) Lord Emery
The Cabinet Mission sent to India consisted of the Secretary of State Pethick Lawrence, Sir Stafford Crips, the President of the Board of Trade, and A.V. Alexander.
Ques: 4
Who among the following was not a member of the Cabinet Mission?
Correct Answer:
(B) John Simon
The Cabinet Mission sent to India consisted of the Secretary of State Pethick Lawrence, Sir Stafford Crips, the President of the Board of Trade and A.V. Alexander. John Simon was not a member of Cabinet Mission. Simon Commission was established to give a report on the Government of India Act, 1919.
Ques: 5
Who was not the member of the Cabinet Mission?
Correct Answer:
(B) Wavell
Cabinet Mission consisted of Secretary of State Pethick Lawrence, Sir Stafford Crips, the president of Board of Trade and A.V. Alexander. Wavell was not part of it.
Ques: 6
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) and (R) are true, but (R) is the correct explanation of
(A).
Correct Answer:
(B) .
Ques: 7
‘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:
Correct Answer:
(D) Cabinet Mission
Promulgated on 16 May, 1946, the plan to create a United Dominion of India as a loose confederation of provinces came to be known by the date of its announcement. (1) A united dominion of India would be given Independence. (2) Muslim League’s demand for Pakistan was rejected. (3) The Union should have an Executive and Legislature constituted from British Indian and State Representative. (4) Constituent Assembly would be formed with the representatives of State Legislature and the Princely States.
Ques: 8
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?
Correct Answer:
(D) Cabinet Mission, 1946
The Cabinet Mission, 1946 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.
Ques: 9
With reference to the Cabinet Mission, which of the following statements is/are correct?
It recommended a federal Government.
It enlarged the powers of the Indian courts.
It provided for more Indians in the ICS.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Correct Answer:
(A) 1 only
The Cabinet Mission announced its recommendation on 16th May, 1946. The main provision of the recommendations was: The whole of India including the Princely States should form a Federation. The Central Government should be in charge of foreign affairs, defence and communication. The provinces and the states should enjoy all the powers. The British Indian Provinces and territories were to be divided into three groups; Group A: Madras, Central Provinces, UP, Bihar, Bombay and Orrisa. Group B: Punjab, North-West Frontier province Sindh and Baluchistan. Group C : Bengal and Assam. The Constituent Assembly was to be elected to frame a Constitution for the Indian Union. The province should have the right to leave the Union in future if it so liked after elections under its new Constitution. There should be an interim National Government with leaders of the Indian parties to take charge of the administration.