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1946 - Constitutional Proposals - Cabinet Mission Plan
Before issuing its own plan, the Cabinet Mission tried to secure agreement between Congress and the Muslim League at:
A. Delhi Durbar
B. Simla Conference
C. Round Table Conference
D. Lucknow Conference
Correct Answer: B
The Mission brought Congress and League representatives together at Simla, but no final agreement emerged.
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1946 - Constitutional Proposals - Cabinet Mission Plan
The Cabinet Mission Plan was formally announced through the statement of:
A. 16 May 1946
B. 3 June 1947
C. 8 August 1940
D. 22 March 1942
Correct Answer: A
The principal constitutional statement was issued on 16 May 1946.
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1946 - Constitutional Proposals - Cabinet Mission Plan
The immediate constitutional objective of the Cabinet Mission was to:
A. Extend the Government of India Act 1935 permanently
B. Create machinery for Indians to frame a constitution
C. Restore separate electorates only
D. Transfer power directly to provincial governors
Correct Answer: B
It aimed to establish constitution-making machinery and an interim government for the transition.
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1946 - Constitutional Proposals - Cabinet Mission Plan
Which person was associated with the Mission's negotiations but was not one of its three formal members?
A. A. V. Alexander
B. Lord Wavell
C. Sir Stafford Cripps
D. Lord Pethick-Lawrence
Correct Answer: B
Viceroy Lord Wavell participated in negotiations and the joint statement but was not a formal Mission member.
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1946 - Constitutional Proposals - Cabinet Mission Plan
Who was the Viceroy of India during the Cabinet Mission negotiations?
A. Lord Linlithgow
B. Lord Mountbatten
C. Lord Wavell
D. Lord Irwin
Correct Answer: C
Lord Wavell was Viceroy and worked with the Mission, but he was not one of its three Cabinet members.
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1946 - Constitutional Proposals - Cabinet Mission Plan
A. V. Alexander held which office in the British Cabinet?
A. Foreign Secretary
B. First Lord of the Admiralty
C. Chancellor of the Exchequer
D. Secretary of State for War
Correct Answer: B
A. V. Alexander was the First Lord of the Admiralty.
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1946 - Constitutional Proposals - Cabinet Mission Plan
Which Cabinet Mission member was President of the Board of Trade?
A. Sir Stafford Cripps
B. Lord Pethick-Lawrence
C. A. V. Alexander
D. Clement Attlee
Correct Answer: A
Sir Stafford Cripps served as President of the Board of Trade.
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1946 - Constitutional Proposals - Cabinet Mission Plan
Who headed the Cabinet Mission as Secretary of State for India?
A. Sir Stafford Cripps
B. A. V. Alexander
C. Lord Pethick-Lawrence
D. Lord Wavell
Correct Answer: C
Lord Pethick-Lawrence, the Secretary of State for India, led the delegation.
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1946 - Constitutional Proposals - Cabinet Mission Plan
How many British Cabinet ministers formally constituted the Cabinet Mission?
A. Two
B. Three
C. Four
D. Five
Correct Answer: B
The Mission consisted of three British Cabinet ministers.
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1946 - Constitutional Proposals - Cabinet Mission Plan
The Cabinet Mission arrived in India on:
A. 24 March 1946
B. 16 May 1946
C. 6 June 1946
D. 29 July 1946
Correct Answer: A
The three-member mission arrived in New Delhi on 24 March 1946.
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1946 - Constitutional Proposals - Cabinet Mission Plan
Which British Prime Minister's government sent the Cabinet Mission to India?
A. Winston Churchill
B. Clement Attlee
C. Neville Chamberlain
D. Anthony Eden
Correct Answer: B
The post-war Labour Government headed by Clement Attlee dispatched the Cabinet Mission.
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1946 - Constitutional Proposals - Cabinet Mission Plan
The Cabinet Mission was sent to India in which year?
A. 1942
B. 1945
C. 1946
D. 1947
Correct Answer: C
The British Labour Government sent the Cabinet Mission to India in 1946 to negotiate the transfer of power and a constitutional settlement.