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Person Stafford Cripps
Asked 4 times across 3 UPSC exams over 4 years (2016–2020), peaking in 2016.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 2 of 4 PYQs
- Most asked in 2016
- Recurs across 3 years (2016–2020)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 2016 → CAPF 2017 → EPFO 2020
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (3 of 4) are since 2016.
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
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)
CAPF2017
Which one of the following statements about Cripps Mission is NOT correct?
- A In March 1942, Cripps persuaded War Cabinet to agree to a draft declaration
- B Jawaharlal Nehru and Sardar Patel represented Congress to negotiate with the mission ✓
- C The mission offered Dominion status after the war
- D The mission offered formation of constitution making body after the war
✓ Correct answer: (B)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
CSE2016
The plan of Sir Stafford Cripps envisaged that after the Second World War
- A India should be granted complete independence
- B India should be partitioned into two before granting independence
- C India should be made a republic with the condition that she will join the Commonwealth
- D India should be given Dominion status ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
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