WBCS.LIVE practice question

In which year did Cripps Mission arrive in India?

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. 1922
  2. 1952
  3. 1942
  4. 1932

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: 1942

Explanation: The correct answer is C. 1942. The Cripps Mission arrived in India in March 1942, during the height of World War II. It was sent by the British Government under Prime Minister Winston Churchill and was led by Sir Stafford Cripps, a senior British politician and member of the War Cabinet. The main aim of the mission was to secure Indian cooperation in the war effort by promising dominion status to India after the war. It offered a draft proposal that included provisions for setting up a Constituent Assembly and the right of provinces to opt out of the Indian Union. However, the offer did not grant immediate independence, which was a key demand of the Indian leaders.