Modern History PYQ 550 of 636 · Modern History: Miscellaneous

Which of the following events happened first?

  1. AResolution of the Quit India Movement
  2. BArrival of the Cripps Mission
  3. CArrival of Lord Wavell as the Governor General
  4. DArrival of the Cabinet Mission
  5. ENone of the above/More than one of the above

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Correct answer: (b) Arrival of the Cripps Mission

Explanation

Events Year (1) Arrival of the Cripps Mission March 1942 (2) Resolution of the Quit India Movement August 1942 (3) Arrival of Lord Wavell as Governor-General October 1943 (4) Arrival of the Cabinet Mission March 1946 Therefore, among the given events, the earliest was the arrival of the Cripps Mission under the leadership of Stafford Cripps.

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