Which of the following statements are correct?
(A) The Congress Ministries resigned in 1939.
(B) The 'Cripps Mission' came to India in 1940.
(C) The 'Quit India' campaign began in 1942.
(D) A Labour Government came to power in Britain in 1945.
(E) Lord Mountbatten was replaced by Lord Wavell in 1947.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (A), (C), (D) only
Given statements:
(A) The Congress Ministries resigned in 1939. (CORRECT)
(B) The 'Cripps Mission' came to India in 1940. (INCORRECT)
(C) The 'Quit India' campaign began in 1942. (CORRECT)
(D) A Labour Government came to power in Britain in 1945. (CORRECT)
(E) Lord Mountbatten was replaced by Lord Wavell in 1947. (INCORRECT)
Correct statements:
(A) The Congress Ministries resigned in 1939: This statement is correct because in 1939, as a response to the outbreak of World War II and the British government's decision to involve India in the war without consulting Indian leaders.
(C) The 'Quit India' campaign began in 1942: This statement is correct as the 'Quit India' movement, also known as the August Kranti, was launched by Mahatma Gandhi and the Indian National Congress in August 1942, demanding an end to British colonial rule in India.
(D) A Labour Government came to power in Britain in 1945: This statement is correct because in the general elections held in the United Kingdom in July 1945, the Labour Party won a significant victory, and Clement Attlee became the Prime Minister.
Correction in incorrect statements:
(B) Cripps Mission came to India in 1942 not 1940
(E) Wavell was replaced as Viceroy by Lord Mountbatten in February 1947. Lord Louis Mountbatten was the last Viceroy of India, serving from February 1947 to August 1947.