Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1942 - Constitutional Proposals - Cripps Mission
Which criticism arose because Dominion status was promised only after the war?
A. The offer postponed freedom to an uncertain future
B. It transferred defence immediately
C. It abolished the Viceroy
D. It created Pakistan immediately
Correct Answer: A
Congress leaders distrusted a promise whose implementation depended on the end of hostilities.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1942 - Constitutional Proposals - Cripps Mission
Dominion status under the Cripps proposals was to become effective:
A. Immediately on Cripps's arrival
B. Before the Second World War began
C. Only after 1960
D. After the end of hostilities and constitution-making
Correct Answer: D
The main constitutional transfer was postponed until after the war.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1942 - Constitutional Proposals - Cripps Mission
Under the proposals, the future Indian Union could decide its relationship with:
A. The Ottoman Empire
B. The League of Nations only
C. The British Commonwealth
D. The Mughal Empire
Correct Answer: C
The proposed treaty would not restrict the Union's future decision regarding the Commonwealth.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1942 - Constitutional Proposals - Cripps Mission
The proposed Indian Union would initially share a common allegiance to the:
A. Congress president
B. British Crown
C. Muslim League president
D. United Nations Secretary-General
Correct Answer: B
Dominion status involved association with Britain and other Dominions through the Crown.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1942 - Constitutional Proposals - Cripps Mission
The proposed Dominion was to be equal to other Dominions in:
A. Domestic and external affairs
B. Local taxation only
C. Religious affairs only
D. Municipal administration only
Correct Answer: A
The declaration stated that the Indian Union would not be subordinate in domestic or external affairs.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1942 - Constitutional Proposals - Cripps Mission
The proposed Indian Union would have the constitutional status of a:
A. Crown colony
B. Protectorate
C. Municipality
D. Dominion
Correct Answer: D
The new Union was to be a Dominion equal in status to the existing Dominions.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1942 - Constitutional Proposals - Cripps Mission
The Cripps proposals aimed to create a new:
A. Punjab Federation only
B. British military colony
C. Indian Union
D. League of Princely States only
Correct Answer: C
The Draft Declaration proposed a new Indian Union after the war.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1942 - Constitutional Proposals - Cripps Mission
The entire mission lasted for roughly:
A. Three months
B. Three weeks
C. One year
D. Two days
Correct Answer: B
From Cripps's arrival on 22 March to departure in mid-April, the mission lasted about three weeks.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1942 - Constitutional Proposals - Cripps Mission
Sir Stafford Cripps left India for Britain on approximately:
A. 12 April 1942
B. 12 March 1942
C. 30 April 1942
D. 15 August 1942
Correct Answer: A
Accounts of the mission place Cripps's departure on 12 April 1942 after the breakdown.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1942 - Constitutional Proposals - Cripps Mission
The Cripps Mission returned without an agreement in:
A. March 1940
B. August 1942
C. June 1946
D. April 1942
Correct Answer: D
Negotiations broke down in April 1942 and Cripps returned to Britain.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1942 - Constitutional Proposals - Cripps Mission
Cripps met Indian leaders mainly in:
A. Lahore
B. Karachi
C. Delhi
D. London
Correct Answer: C
The mission's principal negotiations were held in Delhi.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1942 - Constitutional Proposals - Cripps Mission
The British Draft Declaration was published on:
A. 22 March 1942
B. 30 March 1942
C. 2 April 1942
D. 8 August 1942
Correct Answer: B
The official text identifies 30 March 1942 as the publication date.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1942 - Constitutional Proposals - Cripps Mission
Cripps arrived in India close to the anniversary of the:
A. Lahore Resolution
B. Partition of Bengal
C. Lucknow Pact
D. Nehru Report
Correct Answer: A
The second anniversary of the Lahore Resolution fell on 23 March 1942.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1942 - Constitutional Proposals - Cripps Mission
Sir Stafford Cripps arrived in Delhi on:
A. 23 March 1940
B. 30 March 1942
C. 12 April 1942
D. 22 March 1942
Correct Answer: D
Cripps reached Delhi on 22 March 1942 to begin consultations.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1942 - Constitutional Proposals - Cripps Mission
The Muslim League had formally demanded separate Muslim homelands through the:
A. Nehru Report
B. Lucknow Pact
C. Lahore Resolution of 1940
D. Delhi Durbar Resolution
Correct Answer: C
The Lahore Resolution shaped the League's response to the Cripps proposals.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1942 - Constitutional Proposals - Cripps Mission
Congress ministries had resigned in 1939 mainly because:
A. The Lahore Resolution was passed
B. India was declared at war without consulting Indian leaders
C. The Cripps Mission failed
D. The Cabinet Mission arrived
Correct Answer: B
The Viceroy declared India a belligerent without consulting elected Indian representatives.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1942 - Constitutional Proposals - Cripps Mission
Which earlier British constitutional offer had failed to resolve the political deadlock in 1940?
A. August Offer
B. Delhi Proposals
C. Communal Award
D. Cabinet Mission Plan
Correct Answer: A
The August Offer did not satisfy Congress or fully concede the Muslim League's demand.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1942 - Constitutional Proposals - Cripps Mission
The strategic importance of Punjab to Britain during the war was linked especially to:
A. Shipbuilding in Bombay only
B. Tea exports from Assam
C. Judicial appointments
D. Recruitment for the Indian Army
Correct Answer: D
Punjab supplied large numbers of soldiers and was central to British military planning.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1942 - Constitutional Proposals - Cripps Mission
Which factor made British dependence on American support especially important?
A. The League of Nations mandate
B. The Crimean alliance
C. Lend-Lease and the wider Allied war effort
D. The Congress ministries
Correct Answer: C
Britain's dependence on American assistance increased pressure to demonstrate a constructive India policy.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1942 - Constitutional Proposals - Cripps Mission
Franklin D. Roosevelt was President of:
A. China
B. The United States
C. France
D. The Soviet Union
Correct Answer: B
Roosevelt's administration considered Indian cooperation important to the Allied war effort.