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
(A) The Congress Ministries resigned in 1939. Correct. When the Second World War broke out, the Congress offered support to the war effort if the British promised independence once the war ended. The offer was refused, and in protest the Congress ministries resigned in October 1939.
(B) The ‘Cripps Mission’ came to India in 1940. Incorrect. It was in the spring of 1942 that Churchill sent Sir Stafford Cripps to India to try and forge a compromise with Gandhiji and the Congress.
(C) The ‘Quit India’ campaign began in 1942. Correct. After the failure of the Cripps Mission, Gandhiji launched the “Quit India” campaign, which began in August 1942.
(D) A Labour Government came to power in Britain in 1945. Correct. In 1945 a Labour government came to power in Britain and committed itself to granting independence to India.
(E) Lord Mountbatten was replaced by Lord Wavell in 1947. Incorrect. It was the other way round: in February 1947, Wavell was replaced as Viceroy by Lord Mountbatten.
NCERT (2026-27): “3.2 Dialogues … In September 1939, two years after the Congress ministries assumed office, the Second World War broke out. Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru had both been strongly critical of Hitler and the Nazis. Accordingly, they promised Congress support to the war effort if the British, in return, promised to grant India independence once hostilities ended.… 3.2 Dialogues … The offer was refused. In protest, the Congress ministries resigned in October 1939.… 3.2 Dialogues … In the spring of 1942, Churchill was persuaded to send one of his ministers, Sir Stafford Cripps, to India to try and forge a compromise with Gandhiji and the Congress. Talks broke down, however, after the Congress insisted that if it was to help the British defend India from the Axis powers, then the Viceroy had first to appoint an Indian as the Defence Member of his Executive Council. 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 … In 1945, a Labour government came to power in Britain and committed itself to granting independence to India.… 4. Quit India … In February 1947, Wavell was replaced as Viceroy by Lord Mountbatten.…” |