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The "Cabinet Mission" arrived in India in 1946 to discuss which major issue?

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

Answer options

  1. Partition of India
  2. Transfer of Power
  3. Suppression of the RIN Mutiny
  4. Formation of the Simon Commission

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: Transfer of Power

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: B) Transfer of Power šŸ“š Explanation: The Cabinet Mission, consisting of Pethick-Lawrence, Stafford Cripps, and A.V. Alexander, aimed to find a peaceful solution for the transfer of power to an independent India. It proposed a three-tier federal structure with a weak center and strong provinces. While it initially avoided partition, the failure to reach a consensus between the Congress and League eventually led to the Mountbatten Plan.