Q81 Consider the following statements about the Cabinet Mission Plan, 1946.
i) It rejected the demand for a full-fledgedPakistan.
ii) It recommended grouping of existing provincial assemblies in to 3 sections.
iii) It recommended full autonomy and residual powers to the provinces.
iv) Both Muslim league and congress accepted the long term plan put forward by the cabinet mission.
Which of the above statement/s is/are correct?
Q81 Consider the following statements about the Cabinet Mission Plan, 1946.
i) It rejected the demand for a full-fledgedPakistan.
ii) It recommended grouping of existing provincial assemblies in to 3 sections.
iii) It recommended full autonomy and residual powers to the provinces.
iv) Both Muslim league and congress accepted the long term plan put forward by the cabinet mission.
Which of the above statement/s is/are correct?
The correct option is D d) All of the above
81 Ans D
Explanation: Cabinet Mission was composed of three Cabinet Ministers of England Sir Pethick Lawrence, Secretary of State for India. Sir Stafford Cripps, President of the Board of Trade, Alexander, the First Lord of the Admiralty.
The cabinet mission plan of 1946 proposed that there shall be a Union of India which was to be empowered to deal with the defense, foreign affairs and communications.
The cabinet mission recommended an undivided India and turned down the Muslim league’s demand for a separate Pakistan.
The Cabinet mission provided that all the members of the Interim cabinet would be Indians and there would be minimum interference by the Viceroy.
It also provided for formation of the constituent assembly on democratic principle of population.
It recognized Indian Right to cede from the Commonwealth.
The Union Government and its legislature were to have limited powers, dealing with Finance, Foreign Affairs and Communications. The union would have powers necessary to raise the finances to manage the subjects. Thus, the Cabinet Mission plan proposed a weak Centre.
The representation of the Provincial legislatures was to be break up into 3 sections.
Section A: Madras, UP, Central provinces, Bombay, Bihar & Orissa (Hindu majority provinces)
Section B: Punjab, Sindh, NWFP, Baluchistan (Muslim majority provinces)
Section C: Assam and Bengal. (Muslim majority but substantial Hindu population)
d) All of the above
81 Ans D
Explanation: Cabinet Mission was composed of three Cabinet Ministers of England Sir Pethick Lawrence, Secretary of State for India. Sir Stafford Cripps, President of the Board of Trade, Alexander, the First Lord of the Admiralty.
The cabinet mission plan of 1946 proposed that there shall be a Union of India which was to be empowered to deal with the defense, foreign affairs and communications.
The cabinet mission recommended an undivided India and turned down the Muslim league’s demand for a separate Pakistan.
The Cabinet mission provided that all the members of the Interim cabinet would be Indians and there would be minimum interference by the Viceroy.
It also provided for formation of the constituent assembly on democratic principle of population.
It recognized Indian Right to cede from the Commonwealth.
The Union Government and its legislature were to have limited powers, dealing with Finance, Foreign Affairs and Communications. The union would have powers necessary to raise the finances to manage the subjects. Thus, the Cabinet Mission plan proposed a weak Centre.
The representation of the Provincial legislatures was to be break up into 3 sections.
Section A: Madras, UP, Central provinces, Bombay, Bihar & Orissa (Hindu majority provinces)
Section B: Punjab, Sindh, NWFP, Baluchistan (Muslim majority provinces)
Section C: Assam and Bengal. (Muslim majority but substantial Hindu population)
