Modern History PYQ 488 of 636 · Cabinet Mission Plan (1946)

Who among the following was not a member of the Cabinet Mission sent to India in 1946 A.D.?

  1. ASir Stafford Cripps
  2. BRamsay MacDonald
  3. CA. V. Alexander
  4. DLord Pethick Lawrence
  5. ENone of the above/More than one of the above

67th B.P.S.C. (Re-Exam) (Pre)-2022

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Correct answer: (b) Ramsay MacDonald

Explanation

The Cabinet Mission arrived at Karachi (then in India) on 23 March, 1946. It reached Delhi on 24 March, 1946. Its chairman was Lord Pethick-Lawrence (Secretary of State for India), and the other two members were Stafford Cripps (President of the Board of Trade) and A.V. Alexander (First Lord of the Admiralty).

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