Sample questions
CDS2024
Which of the following statements about Cabinet Mission are correct ?
- It was sent to India in 1946 to negotiate the transfer of power with the Indian leaders
- It proposed a two-tiered federal plan while conceding the largest measure of regional autonomy
- There was to be a federation of provinces and states, alongside a federal centre
- The individual provinces were allowed to form regional unions to which they could surrender some of their powers by mutual agreement. Select the answer
using the code given below :
- A 1 and 3 only
- B 1, 2 and 4 only
- C 2, 3 and 4 only
- D 1, 2, 3 and 4 ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
EPFO2020
Who among the following was not a member of the Cabinet Mission ?
- A Pethick-Lawrence
- B Stafford Cripps
- C A.V. Alexander
- D Lord Wavell ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
CDS2018
Which political party formally accepted the Cabinet Mission Plan on 6th June, 1946, which had rejected the demand for a sovereign Pakistan?
- A The Hindu Mahasabha
- B The Congress
- C The Muslim League
- D The Unionist Party ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
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