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The Cripps Mission visited Indian in

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

Answer options

  1. 1927
  2. 1939
  3. 1942
  4. 1946

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: 1942

Explanation: The correct answer is C. 1942. The Cripps Mission visited India in March 1942, during the height of World War II. It was headed by Sir Stafford Cripps, a British cabinet minister, and sent by the British government to secure Indian cooperation in the war effort. The mission proposed granting India Dominion status after the war and setting up an elected body to frame a new constitution. However, it also included a controversial provision allowing any province to opt out of the future union, which was seen as a step towards the partition of India.