2021 · Q90
Which one of the following statements about the Cripps Mission is not correct?
General KnowledgeHistory of India
- AIt was sent to India by the British Government in March 1942.
- BIt proposed that the Constitution of India was to framed by an elected Constituent Assembly of the Indian people.
- CAny province which was not prepared to accept the Constitution would be free to retain its constitutional provisions existing at that time.
- DThe British Government could enter into a separate constitutional arrangement with any of the acceding provinces.
Explanation
The Cripps Mission (March 1942) proposed a constitution-making body partly elected by provincial assemblies and partly nominated by the princes - not a fully elected Constituent Assembly of the Indian people - so that statement is the not-correct one. The Mission did provide that dissenting provinces could retain their existing constitutions and that Britain could make separate arrangements with acceding provinces.