Chronologically arrange the following developments leading to the independence of India:
A. The failure of Cripps Mission.
B. The Mountbatten Plan.
C. The failure of the Cabinet Mission.
D. The Quit India Movement.
E. Independence of India.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → A, D, C, B, E
(A) The failure of Cripps Mission — before August 1942: it was after the failure of the Cripps Mission that Gandhiji decided to launch his third major movement against British rule.
(D) The Quit India Movement — began in August 1942.
(C) The failure of the Cabinet Mission — summer of 1946: the Mission failed to get the Congress and the League to agree on a federal system that would keep India together.
(B) The Mountbatten Plan — 1947: Mountbatten, who replaced Wavell as Viceroy in February 1947, announced that British India would be freed, but also divided.
(E) Independence of India — 15 August 1947, the date fixed for the formal transfer of power.
NCERT (2026-27): “4. Quit India … After the failure of the Cripps Mission, Mahatma Gandhi decided to launch his third major movement against British rule. This was the ‘Quit India’ campaign, which began in August 1942.… 4. Quit India … A Cabinet Mission sent in the summer of 1946 failed to get the Congress and the League to agree on a federal system that would keep India together while allowing the provinces a degree of autonomy.… 4. Quit India … In February 1947, Wavell was replaced as Viceroy by Lord Mountbatten. Mountbatten called one last round of talks, but when these too proved inconclusive he announced that British India would be freed, but also divided. The formal transfer of power was fixed for 15 August.…” |