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Who from the following were the members of the Cabinet Mission which came to India in March, 1946?

A.
Lord Mountbatten, A. C. Alexander and Lord Attlee
B.
Sir Pathick Lawrence, Sir Stafford Cripps and A. C. Alexander
C.
Lord Attlee, Sir Stafford Cripps and A. C. Alexander
D.
Lord Mountbatten, A. C. Alexander and Sir Pathick Lawrence

Solution:

The correct answer is Sir Pathick Lawrence, Sir Stafford Cripps and A. C. Alexander.Cabinet Mission (1946) :After the Second World War, Lord Atlee became the Prime Minister of England.On 15 March 1946 Lord Atlee made a historic announcement in which the right to self-determination and the framing of a Constitution for India were conceded.Consequently, three members of the British Cabinet - Pathick Lawrence, Sir Stafford Cripps and A. V. Alexander - were sent to India. This is known as the Cabinet Mission.Recommendations of Cabinet Mission :The Cabinet Mission put forward a plan for the solution to the constitutional problem.Provision was made for three groups of provinces to possess their separate constitutions.The Cabinet Mission also proposed the formation of a Union of India, comprising both British India and the Princely States.The Union would remain in charge of only foreign affairs, defence and communications leaving the residuary powers to be vested in the provinces.A proposal was envisaged for setting up an Interim Government, which would remain in office till a new government was elected on the basis of the new Constitution framed by the Constituent Assembly.Both the Muslim League and the Congress accepted the plan.

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