History • Modern IndiaHard
Analyze the provisions and nationalist response associated with the Cripps Mission of 1942: 1. The Cripps proposals offered Dominion Status to India immediately after the conclusion of the Second World War along with the creation of an elected constituent assembly. 2. The proposals included a controversial provision allowing any province unwilling to accept the new constitution to enter into a separate agreement with the British government. 3. Mahatma Gandhi enthusiastically welcomed the mission as a definitive step toward freedom and urged the Viceroy to expedite its implementation.
A. 1 and 2 only✓ Correct Answer
B. 2 and 3 only
C. 1 and 3 only
D. 1, 2 and 3
💡 Solution & Explanation
Statements one and two are correct because Stafford Cripps offered post-war Dominion Status and recognized provincial secession rights, which planted the seeds of partition. Statement three is incorrect because Indian leaders firmly rejected the mission, prompting Gandhi to famously describe the Cripps offer as a post-dated cheque on a crashing bank. The failure of this mission directly catalyzed the launching of the Quit India movement.
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