Question

Which Mission/Commission visited India in 1946?
1. Cripps’ Mission
2. Cabinet Mission
3. Simon Commission
4. Hunter Commission

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : Cabinet Mission

The correct answer is Cabinet Mission.

• Cabinet Mission
  • The mission was sent by Prime Minister of England Clement Attlee in February 1946.
  • It was a three-membered mission, comprising of Pethick Lawrence, Stafford Cripps, and A.V. Alexander.
  • The objective of the mission was to discuss the transfer of power from the British Indian government to the Indian leaders by formulating the Constituent Assembly of India which in turn can draft the Constitution of India and also an Executive Council with the support of the major Indian parties.

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• Cripps’ Mission
  • The mission headed by Sir Richard Stafford Cripps was sent to India by the British government in March 1942.
  • The objective of the mission was to gain India's support in World War II.
• Simon Commission
  • Simon Commission, also known as the Indian Statutory Commission, was a group of seven members headed by Sir John Simmon.
  • The commission arrived in the year 1928, to study constitutional reform in India.
• Hunter Commission
  • The commission was formed in October 1919, under the chairmanship of Lord William Hunter.
  • The commission was formed to investigate the mishap that occurred at Jallianwala Bagh.