Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

General Knowledge

Question:

Who among the following was NOT a minister of Cabinet Mission Plan, 1946?

Options:

Lord Wavell

Sir Pethick Lawrence

Sir Stafford Cripps

Alexander

Correct Answer:

Lord Wavell

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 1- Lord Wavell

Lord Wavell was NOT a minister of Cabinet Mission Plan, 1946.

The Cabinet Mission was a high-powered delegation sent to India by the British government in 1946 to discuss the transfer of power from British to Indian hands. The mission was led by three British cabinet ministers: Lord Pethick-Lawrence, Sir Stafford Cripps, and A. V. Alexander. Lord Wavell, the Viceroy of India at the time, was involved in some of the discussions, but he was not a member of the mission itself.

The Cabinet Mission Plan proposed a scheme for the partition of India into two dominions, one Hindu-majority and one Muslim-majority. The plan was rejected by the Muslim League, which demanded a separate Muslim state, Pakistan. The Indian National Congress eventually accepted the plan, but it was too late to prevent the partition of India.

Lord Wavell was a controversial figure in Indian history. He was criticized by both Indian nationalists and the British government. He was replaced as Viceroy in 1947 by Lord Mountbatten, who oversaw the partition of India and the transfer of power to India and Pakistan.