Q. Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding the proposals made by the Cabinet Mission Plan?
Choose the correct answer using the codes given below:
Q. Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding the proposals made by the Cabinet Mission Plan?
Choose the correct answer using the codes given below:
The correct option is B 2 and 3 only
Explanation:
Cabinet Mission was a high-powered mission sent in February 1946 to India by the Attlee Government (British Prime Minister.) The mission had three British cabinet members – Pethick Lawrence, Stafford Cripps, & and A.V. Alexander.
Key proposals:
Statement 1 is incorrect: The mission rejected the demand for a separate nation. Members of the mission were convinced that Pakistan was not viable and that the minority's autonomy must somehow be safeguarded within the framework of a united India.
Statement 2 is correct: It proposed the existing provinces be grouped into three sections, which would meet separately to decide on group constitutions.
- Sections A comprising Madras, Bombay, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, C.P., and Orissa (Hindu Majority Provinces)
- Section B consisting of Punjab, NWFP, and Sindh (Muslim Majority Provinces)
- Section C comprising Bengal and Assam (Muslim Majority Provinces)
Statement 3 is correct: The cabinet mission plan envisaged a federal structure for India. Three-tier executive and legislature was proposed at provincial, section, and union levels.
Explanation:
Cabinet Mission was a high-powered mission sent in February 1946 to India by the Attlee Government (British Prime Minister.) The mission had three British cabinet members – Pethick Lawrence, Stafford Cripps, & and A.V. Alexander.
Key proposals:
Statement 1 is incorrect: The mission rejected the demand for a separate nation. Members of the mission were convinced that Pakistan was not viable and that the minority's autonomy must somehow be safeguarded within the framework of a united India.
Statement 2 is correct: It proposed the existing provinces be grouped into three sections, which would meet separately to decide on group constitutions.
- Sections A comprising Madras, Bombay, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, C.P., and Orissa (Hindu Majority Provinces)
- Section B consisting of Punjab, NWFP, and Sindh (Muslim Majority Provinces)
- Section C comprising Bengal and Assam (Muslim Majority Provinces)
Statement 3 is correct: The cabinet mission plan envisaged a federal structure for India. Three-tier executive and legislature was proposed at provincial, section, and union levels.
