Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Modern History and the Freedom Struggle

Which one of the following best explains why the Congress decided to initiate a new struggle in 1942?

  1. The Cripps Mission had conceded immediate independence, but Britain refused to transfer control of the princely states.
  2. The failure of constitutional negotiations, wartime hardship, declining British prestige and the approaching Japanese threat made continued political inaction untenable.
  3. Congress wanted to assist a Japanese invasion by preventing Indians from organising their own defence.
  4. Wartime prosperity and confidence in British military strength had reduced popular discontent but increased pressure from provincial ministries.
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