CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1942 - Constitutional Proposals - Cripps Mission
Congress rejected the mission despite Cripps's personal reputation because it distrusted:
A. The principle of Indian constitution-making
B. The British Government's willingness to transfer real power
C. Every form of elected government
D. Provincial legislatures
Correct Answer: B
Personal goodwill could not overcome doubts about Churchill, Linlithgow and the wartime establishment.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1942 - Constitutional Proposals - Cripps Mission
Which Congress leader was comparatively more willing to consider cooperation with Britain?
A. C. Rajagopalachari
B. Subhas Chandra Bose
C. Bhagat Singh
D. Lala Lajpat Rai
Correct Answer: A
Rajagopalachari supported efforts to reach a practical settlement and later sought Congress-League compromise.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1942 - Constitutional Proposals - Cripps Mission
Congress publicly released its rejection resolution on:
A. 23 March 1942
B. 30 March 1942
C. 15 August 1942
D. 10 April 1942
Correct Answer: D
The published resolution rejected the proposals and demanded a free national government.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1942 - Constitutional Proposals - Cripps Mission
The Congress Working Committee initially passed a rejection resolution on:
A. 22 March 1942
B. 30 March 1942
C. 2 April 1942
D. 8 August 1942
Correct Answer: C
The committee internally adopted a rejection resolution on 2 April while negotiations continued.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1942 - Constitutional Proposals - Cripps Mission
What did Gandhi mean by calling the offer a post-dated cheque?
A. It was a financial loan to Congress
B. Its value depended on a future event and uncertain British capacity
C. It immediately paid for defence
D. It was issued by the Muslim League
Correct Answer: B
The phrase attacked the credibility of a promise to be honoured only after the war.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1942 - Constitutional Proposals - Cripps Mission
Congress considered the proposed Dominion status:
A. Too delayed and insufficient for the immediate crisis
B. More than complete independence
C. Already implemented
D. A plan for Pakistan only
Correct Answer: A
The constitutional promise concerned the post-war future, while Congress demanded present power.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1942 - Constitutional Proposals - Cripps Mission
Congress criticised the representation of princely states because:
A. The princes had no representation
B. All representatives were Muslims
C. The states were automatically independent
D. Representatives were nominated by rulers, not elected by their peoples
Correct Answer: D
Congress wanted popular representation from the states.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1942 - Constitutional Proposals - Cripps Mission
Congress objected to the provincial opt-out clause because it:
A. Forced all provinces into one union
B. Excluded British India
C. Threatened Indian unity
D. Transferred defence immediately
Correct Answer: C
Congress believed non-accession could lead to partition and fragmentation.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1942 - Constitutional Proposals - Cripps Mission
Congress's most important immediate demand was:
A. A delay in all constitutional change
B. A national government with effective power during the war
C. Permanent British defence control
D. A separate Sikh state
Correct Answer: B
Congress wanted real authority before offering full wartime cooperation.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1942 - Constitutional Proposals - Cripps Mission
The Indian National Congress ultimately:
A. Rejected the Cripps proposals
B. Accepted them without conditions
C. Did not discuss them
D. Transferred them to the Muslim League
Correct Answer: A
Congress rejected both the long-term scheme and the inadequate immediate transfer of power.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1942 - Constitutional Proposals - Cripps Mission
Why did the Johnson-Cripps formula fail?
A. Congress rejected all Indian control of defence
B. The Muslim League demanded Japanese command
C. It was adopted after independence
D. It was opposed by senior British authorities including the Viceroy and Commander-in-Chief
Correct Answer: D
The British Prime Minister and Secretary of State backed officials who resisted reducing wartime authority.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1942 - Constitutional Proposals - Cripps Mission
The compromise associated with Colonel Louis Johnson is known as the:
A. Wavell Plan
B. Rajagopalachari Formula
C. Johnson-Cripps formula
D. Desai-Liaquat Pact
Correct Answer: C
Johnson proposed an Indian Defence Member while operational military functions remained with the Commander-in-Chief.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1942 - Constitutional Proposals - Cripps Mission
Congress wanted the political functions of the Defence Member to be:
A. Merged with the princely states
B. Transferred to an Indian representative
C. Abolished permanently
D. Transferred to Japan
Correct Answer: B
Congress distinguished political control of defence from operational military command.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1942 - Constitutional Proposals - Cripps Mission
Who was to retain operational command of the armed forces?
A. The Commander-in-Chief
B. The Congress president
C. The Muslim League president
D. The Speaker of the Assembly
Correct Answer: A
All sides accepted that wartime military operations would remain under the British Commander-in-Chief.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1942 - Constitutional Proposals - Cripps Mission
The most difficult interim issue in the negotiations became:
A. The date of the 1937 elections
B. The name of the Indian Union
C. The boundaries of Burma only
D. The powers and composition of the wartime national government
Correct Answer: D
Hansard explained that the final breakdown centred on the temporary government before the new constitution.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1942 - Constitutional Proposals - Cripps Mission
Congress demanded that the wartime government should function as a:
A. Provincial advisory committee only
B. Military dictatorship
C. National government with real executive power
D. Princely council
Correct Answer: C
Congress focused on immediate transfer of effective power, especially over defence.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1942 - Constitutional Proposals - Cripps Mission
The British Government invited Indian leaders to participate immediately in:
A. The Japanese War Cabinet
B. National, Commonwealth and United Nations councils
C. Only municipal boards
D. The League of Nations Assembly
Correct Answer: B
The offer sought immediate participation in wartime counsels without transferring full sovereignty.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1942 - Constitutional Proposals - Cripps Mission
The task of mobilising India's military, moral and material resources was to involve:
A. The Government of India with public cooperation
B. Only the British Parliament
C. Only the princely rulers
D. Only the provincial police
Correct Answer: A
The declaration invited Indian participation in organising resources while Britain retained defence control.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1942 - Constitutional Proposals - Cripps Mission
Why did Britain insist on retaining defence?
A. Provincial governments had abolished the army
B. The League demanded British control
C. The constitution had already been completed
D. India was part of the global Allied war effort
Correct Answer: D
Britain argued that military command could not be transferred during an active invasion threat.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1942 - Constitutional Proposals - Cripps Mission
During the war, control and direction of India's defence would remain with:
A. The Muslim League
B. The Congress Working Committee
C. The British Government
D. The provincial assemblies
Correct Answer: C
The Draft Declaration retained British responsibility for defence during hostilities.