History • Modern IndiaHard
Examine the provisions and developments associated with the Cripps Mission (1942) and the Quit India Movement: 1. The Cripps Mission proposed Dominion Status for India after the Second World War and the creation of a constitution-making body. 2. Mahatma Gandhi rejected the Cripps proposals, famously describing the Cripps offer as a 'post-dated cheque on a crashing bank'. 3. The All India Congress Committee adopted the historic Quit India resolution at Bombay on August 8, 1942, calling for immediate mass struggle.
A. 1 and 2 only
B. 2 and 3 only
C. 1 and 3 only
D. 1, 2 and 3✓ Correct Answer
💡 Solution & Explanation
All three statements are historically accurate. Sir Stafford Cripps arrived in 1942 offering post-war Dominion Status, which was rejected by Indian leaders, prompting Gandhi to call it a post-dated cheque. Consequently, the Quit India resolution was passed at Bombay on August 8, 1942, launching the final mass struggle for independence. The British responded with immediate mass arrests of top leadership, leading to spontaneous decentralized uprisings across the country.
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