Modern History · Chapter 43 of 52

Cripps Mission (1942): BPSC Prelims PYQs

3 previous-year questions on Cripps Mission (1942), asked 2000–2022. Each one opens to its answer and explanation.

1. 1. BPSC CDPO Prelims 2018

   When did Sir Stafford Cripps arrive in Delhi?

   1. AJanuary 23, 1941
   2. BMarch 23, 1942
   3. CJune 23, 1942
   4. DOctober 23, 1942
   5. ENone of the above
   Answer and explanation →

2. 2. BPSC CDPO Prelims 2022

   "The offer of Cripps really gave us nothing. If we accepted the offer, we might have to rue in the future ________ War had given India an opportunity for achieving her freedom. We must not lose it by depending upon a mere promise." Who wrote these words?

   1. AJawaharlal Nehru
   2. BMaulana Abul Kalam Azad
   3. CMahatma Gandhi
   4. DSubhas Chandra Bose
   5. ENone of the above / More than one of the above
   Answer and explanation →

3. 3. 44th BPSC Prelims 2000

   Who viewed the Cripps proposal as a 'post-dated cheque upon a crashing bank'?

   1. AMahatma Gandhi
   2. BJawaharlal Nehru
   3. CJ.B. Kripalani
   4. DJayaprakash Narayan
   Answer and explanation →