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The famous 'Cabinet Mission' arrived in India in 1946 under the leadership of which British cabinet minister?
A. Sir Stafford Cripps
B. A.V. Alexander
C. Lord Pethick-Lawrence✓ Correct Answer
D. Clement Attlee
💡 Solution & Explanation
The Cabinet Mission arrived in India in March 1946 led by Lord Pethick-Lawrence, the Secretary of State for India, alongside Sir Stafford Cripps and A.V. Alexander. Clement Attlee was the British Prime Minister who dispatched the mission, not its on-ground leader. Its primary objective was to facilitate a peaceful transfer of power and devise a constitutional framework for a united India.
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