Stafford Cripps Plan 1942
Question
The plan of Sir Stafford Cripps envisaged that after the Second World War
Options
India should be granted complete independence
India should be partitioned into two before granting independence
India should be made a republic with the condition that she will join the Commonwealth
India should be given Dominion status
Explanation
The Cripps Plan of 1942 proposed that India be given Dominion status after World War II, not complete independence. This plan was sent by the British War Cabinet as an attempt to secure Indian cooperation during WWII by offering a post-war constitution-making body. The plan suggested India would become a Dominion within the British Commonwealth with its own constitution-making authority, but full independence was not promised immediately. The plan did not propose partition (that came with the 1947 Independence Act), nor did it propose a republic (India became a republic only in 1950 under the Constitution), nor complete independence at that time. This plan was ultimately rejected by Congress and other Indian leaders as insufficient.
Answer: d.
Question details
Year
2016
Paper
GS Paper 1
Question
Q93
Subject
History
Sub-topic
Modern India - World War II and Independence
Type
Factual single
Difficulty
Medium
Nature
Static
Source hint
NCERT Modern India Ch.13-14
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