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The Cabinet Mission and Its Plan

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The Cabinet Mission which arrived in Delhi in 1946 was headed by ___________.

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Lord Pethick Lawrence

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Sir Stafford Cripps

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A V Alexander

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Lord Attlee

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The correct option is B Lord Pethick Lawrence
A high-powered mission of three British Cabinet members- Lord Pethick-Lawrence, the Secretary of State for India, Sir Stafford Cripps, President of the Board of Trade, and A. V. Alexander, the First Lord of the Admiralty reached Delhi on 24^th March 1946. It was called the Cabinet Mission and it was headed by Lord Pethick Lawrence.

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