Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Modern History and the Freedom Struggle

Consider the following features of a proposal:

  • It was presented to the Cabinet Mission in May 1946.
  • It was described as a middle course between repression and a hurried British departure.
  • British forces and officials would withdraw to Muslim-majority regions in the north-west and north-east.
  • The remainder of India would be handed over to Congress.

Which one of the following is described above?

  1. Cabinet Mission Plan
  2. Wavell’s Breakdown Plan
  3. Cripps proposals
  4. Mountbatten Plan
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