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Cabinet Mission Plan (1946)

📆 October 24, 2024

Total Questions: 21

1. Who among the following was not a member of the Cabinet Mission sent to India in 1946 A.D.? [67th B.P.S.C. (Pre) (Re, Exam) 2022]

Correct Answer: (b) Ramsay MacDonald
Solution:The Cabinet Mission of 1946 was a turning point in India's struggle for independence. The mission aimed to devise a plan for the peaceful transfer of power while addressing the competing demands of the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League. Headed by Lord Pethick-Lawrence, Stafford Cripps, and A.V. Alexander, it sought to maintain the unity of India, while offering a constitutional framework for self-governance. The mission proposed the creation of a Constituent Assembly, a federal union with autonomy for provinces, and a complex grouping of provinces. Despite its efforts, the mission failed to reconcile the conflicting visions of the Congress and the Muslim League, setting the stage for India's eventual partition and independence in 1947.

2. Who among the following was not the member of the Cabinet Mission? [69th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2023]

Correct Answer: (c) J. Andrew
Solution:The Cabinet Mission of 1946 was a turning point in India's struggle for independence. The mission aimed to devise a plan for the peaceful transfer of power while addressing the competing demands of the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League. Headed by Lord Pethick-Lawrence, Stafford Cripps, and A.V. Alexander, it sought to maintain the unity of India, while offering a constitutional framework for self-governance. The mission proposed the creation of a Constituent Assembly, a federal union with autonomy for provinces, and a complex grouping of provinces. Despite its efforts, the mission failed to reconcile the conflicting visions of the Congress and the Muslim League, setting the stage for India's eventual partition and independence in 1947.

3. Cabinet Mission, 1946 comprised of three cabinet ministers. Who among the following was not its member? [U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2002 U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1994]

Correct Answer: (d) Lord Emery
Solution:The Cabinet Mission of 1946 was a turning point in India's struggle for independence. The mission aimed to devise a plan for the peaceful transfer of power while addressing the competing demands of the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League. Headed by Lord Pethick-Lawrence, Stafford Cripps, and A.V. Alexander, it sought to maintain the unity of India, while offering a constitutional framework for self-governance. The mission proposed the creation of a Constituent Assembly, a federal union with autonomy for provinces, and a complex grouping of provinces. Despite its efforts, the mission failed to reconcile the conflicting visions of the Congress and the Muslim League, setting the stage for India's eventual partition and independence in 1947.

4. Who among the following was not a member of the Cabinet Mission? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2016 Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2021]

Correct Answer: (b) John Simon
Solution:The Cabinet Mission sent to India consisted of the Secretary of State for India Pethick Lawrence, Sir Stafford Cripps, 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.

5. Which of the following was not a member of Cabinet Mission? [U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2015]

Correct Answer: (a) William Wood
Solution:The Cabinet Mission sent to India consisted of the Secretary of State for India Pethick Lawrence, Sir Stafford Cripps, 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.

6. '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: [I.A.S. (Pre) 1999]

Correct Answer: (d) Cabinet Mission
Solution:Promulgated on 16 May, 1946, the plan to create a United Dominion of India 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 India Provinces and Princely States Representative.
  4. Constituent Assembly would be formed with the representatives of State Legislature, chief Commissioners Provinces and the Princely States.

7. Which one of the following is not correct about the Cabinet Mission Plan? [I.A.S. (Pre) 1996]

Correct Answer: (c) Acceptance of Pakistan
Solution:Promulgated on 16 May, 1946, the plan to create a United Dominion of India 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 India Provinces and Princely States Representative.
  4. Constituent Assembly would be formed with the representatives of State Legislature, chief Commissioners Provinces and the Princely States.

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? [I.A.S. (Pre) 2008]

Correct Answer: (d) Cabinet Mission, 1946
Solution: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.

9. With reference to the Cabinet Mission, which of the following statements is/are correct? [I.A.S. (Pre) 2015]

  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:
Correct Answer: (a) 1 only
Solution:The Cabinet Mission announced its recommendation on 16 May, 1946. The main provision of the recommendations was:
  1. The whole of India including the Princely States should form a Federation.
  2. The Central Government should be in charge of foreign affairs, defence, and communication.
  3. 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 and Berar, United Province, Bihar, Bombay, and Orissa.
    • Group B: Punjab, North-West Frontier province, and Sindh.
    • Group C: Bengal and Assam.

A part from this, the Provinces of Chief Commissioners, Delhi, Ajmer-Marwar and Coorg will be included in category (A) and Baluchistan will be included in category (B). The Constituent Assembly was to be elected to frame a Constitution for the Indian Union. The provinces 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.

10. The Cabinet Mission came to India in: [60th to 62nd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2016]

Correct Answer: (e) None of the above/More than one of the above
Solution:The Cabinet Mission announced its recommendation on 16 May, 1946. The main provision of the recommendations was:
  1. The whole of India including the Princely States should form a Federation.
  2. The Central Government should be in charge of foreign affairs, defence, and communication.
  3. 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 and Berar, United Province, Bihar, Bombay, and Orissa.
    • Group B: Punjab, North-West Frontier province, and Sindh.
    • Group C: Bengal and Assam.

A part from this, the Provinces of Chief Commissioners, Delhi, Ajmer-Marwar and Coorg will be included in category (A) and Baluchistan will be included in category (B). The Constituent Assembly was to be elected to frame a Constitution for the Indian Union. The provinces 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.

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