CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1942 - Constitutional Proposals - Cripps Mission
Which Congress leader famously criticised the Cripps proposals as a post-dated cheque?
A. Sardar Patel
B. Mahatma Gandhi
C. Maulana Azad
D. Rajagopalachari
Correct Answer: B
Gandhi used the post-dated cheque analogy to reject a promise dependent on the end of the war.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1942 - Constitutional Proposals - Cripps Mission
Who was Congress president during the Cripps negotiations?
A. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
B. Subhas Chandra Bose
C. Rajendra Prasad
D. Motilal Nehru
Correct Answer: A
Maulana Azad led the Congress organisation during the mission and held discussions with Cripps.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1942 - Constitutional Proposals - Cripps Mission
Which major Muslim leader negotiated with Cripps on behalf of the Muslim League?
A. Allama Muhammad Iqbal
B. Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
C. Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar
D. Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Correct Answer: D
Jinnah met Cripps and assessed the proposals in light of the Lahore Resolution and Pakistan demand.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1942 - Constitutional Proposals - Cripps Mission
Who was the Secretary of State for India during the Cripps Mission?
A. Edwin Montagu
B. Pethick-Lawrence
C. Leo Amery
D. Lord Birkenhead
Correct Answer: C
Leo Amery served as Secretary of State for India in Churchill's government.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1942 - Constitutional Proposals - Cripps Mission
Who was the Viceroy of India during the Cripps Mission?
A. Lord Wavell
B. Lord Linlithgow
C. Lord Mountbatten
D. Lord Irwin
Correct Answer: B
Lord Linlithgow was Viceroy during the 1942 negotiations.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1942 - Constitutional Proposals - Cripps Mission
Who was the British Prime Minister when the Cripps Mission was sent?
A. Winston Churchill
B. Clement Attlee
C. Neville Chamberlain
D. Ramsay MacDonald
Correct Answer: A
The mission was dispatched by the wartime coalition government led by Winston Churchill.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1942 - Constitutional Proposals - Cripps Mission
What cabinet office did Stafford Cripps hold during the mission?
A. Secretary of State for India
B. Viceroy of India
C. Commander-in-Chief of India
D. Lord Privy Seal
Correct Answer: D
British parliamentary proceedings referred to Cripps as the Lord Privy Seal.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1942 - Constitutional Proposals - Cripps Mission
Sir Stafford Cripps was a member of the British:
A. Indian Legislative Assembly
B. Muslim League Council
C. War Cabinet
D. Punjab Unionist Ministry
Correct Answer: C
Cripps carried the proposals with the authority of the British War Cabinet.
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1942 - Constitutional Proposals - Cripps Mission
Who headed the Cripps Mission?
A. Sir Stafford Northcote
B. Sir Stafford Cripps
C. Sir Cyril Radcliffe
D. Lord Wavell
Correct Answer: B
The mission was led by Sir Richard Stafford Cripps, a senior British minister.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1942 - Constitutional Proposals - Cripps Mission
The Cripps Mission was sent to India in:
A. 1942
B. 1935
C. 1940
D. 1946
Correct Answer: A
The British War Cabinet sent Sir Stafford Cripps to India in March 1942.