Cripps Mission MCQ
The Cripps Mission of 1942 marks a significant chapter in India’s Freedom struggle for independence. As a result of World War II, the British government sent Sir Stafford Cripps to India in March 1942 with a set of constitutional proposals to seek Indian support in the war. Cripps Mission proposed Dominion Status after the war, but his proposal was rejected by all the political leaders of India. Regarding the Cripps Proposals Mahatma Gandhi remarks ‘ A post-dated cheque on a crumbling bank‘. In this article, we have selected only important MCQs, on the topic “Cripps Mission MCQ“, which are very important for SSC, Railways, Defence, CTET, State PCS, UPSC, Judiciary and all other examinations of India. |
Most Important Cripps Mission MCQ
1. When did Cripps Mission come to India?
(A) 1940
(B) 1941
(C) 1942
(D) 1943
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Ans:- (C) 1942
Explanation:-
- In March 1942, a mission headed by a Cabinet Minister Sir Stafford Cripps to India with constitutional proposals to seek Indian support for World War II.
- Sir Stafford Cripps was a radical member of the Labour Party and a strong supporter of the Indian national movement.
- He was also the leader of the House of Commons and a member of the British War Cabinet.
2. Who was the viceroy of India when the Cripps Mission came to India?
(A) Lord Wavell
(B) Lord Willingdon
(C) Lord Linlithgow
(D) Lord Mountbatten
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Ans:- (C) Lord Linlithgow
Explanation:-
- Lord Linlithgow was the Viceroy of British India during the Cripps Mission.
- He served as the Viceroy from 1936 to 1944.
- Some important events during his tenure were—–
- The first general elections conducted (1936-37).
- August Offer of 1940 by the Viceroy.
- Cripps Mission of 1942 to offer dominion status to India.
- Quit India Movement of 1942 occurred during his tenure.
3. What was the main purpose of the Cripps Mission of 1942?
(A) To negotiate India’s full independence from British rule
(B) To seek Indian support for the World War II
(C) To introduce economic reforms in British India
(D) To establish a permanent British presence in India
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Ans:- (B) To seek Indian support for the World War II
Explanation:-
- The main purpose of the Cripps Mission was To seek Indian support for World War II.
- World War II began in Europe on September 1, 1939.
- As a result of World War II, the situation worsened for the British with Japanese advance towards Indian borders.
- By March 7, 1942, Rangoon fell and Japan occupied the entire South-East Asia.
4. Which British PM sent Cripps Mission to India?
(A) Clement Attlee
(B) Ramsay MacDonald
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Ans:- (D) Winston Churchill
Explanation:-
- The Prime Minister of England during the Cripps Mission was Winston Churchill.
- He served as Prime Minister from 1940 to 1945, during World War II, and again from 1951 to 1955 and thus he was in office when the Cripps Mission was launched in 1942.
5. Who was the Congress president when the Cripps Mission visited India?
(A) Mahatma Gandhi
(B) Jawaharlal Nehru
(C) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
(D) Subash Chandra Bose
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Ans:- (C) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Explanation:-
- The President of the Indian National Congress when the Cripps Mission visited India was Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.
- He served as Congress president for five consecutive years from 1940 to 1945, during which the Quit India movement was launched.
- He was the longest-serving President of Congress before India’s Independence.
6. The plan of Sir Stafford Cripps envisaged that after the Second World War
(A) India should be granted complete independence
(B) India should be partitioned into two before granting independence
(C) India should be made a republic with the condition that she will join the Commonwealth
(D) India should be given Dominion status
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Ans:- (D) India should be given Dominion status
Explanation:-
- The Cripps Mission proposed that an Indian Union with dominion status would be granted after the war’s end; it would be free to decide its relation with the Commonwealth and free to participate in the United Nations and other international bodies.
- Dominion status essentially meant granting India semi-autonomous status, not full independence, where India would still accept British sovereignty and the British monarch as the head of state.
- This meant India would have full self-governance within the British Commonwealth.
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7. Sir Stafford Cripps came to India with a draft declaration of proposals of the British Government including that
1. India should be given a dominion status.
2. All provinces and States must be merged to make the Indian Union.
3. Any province or the State can decide to live outside of the Indian Union.
4. The Indian Constitution must be constituted by the people of India
Choose the correct answer from the code given below.
(A) 1, 2 and 3
(B) 1, 2 and 4
(C) 2, 3 and 4
(D) All of these
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Ans:- (D) All of these
Explanation:-
8. How many members were there in the Cripps Mission?
(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 4
(D) 5
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Ans:- (B) 3
Explanation:-
9. Who among the following is not a member of Crips Mission 1942?
(A) Pethick Lawrence
(B) Stafford Cripps
(C) A.V. Alexander
(D) Lord Linlithgow
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Ans:- (D) Lord Linlithgow
Explanation:- The Crips Mission of 1942 had three British cabinet members – Pethick Lawrence, Stafford Cripps, & and A.V. Alexander.
10. Consider the following statements.
The ‘Cripps’ proposals include the provision for
1. Full independence for India.
2. Creation of a Constituent Assembly, after the war’s end.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2
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Ans:- (B) Only 2
Explanation:- n/a
11. Who among the following were official Congress negotiators with Cripps Mission?
(A) Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Patel
(B) Sardar Patel and Subash Chandra Bose
(C) Jawaharlal Nehru and Maulana Azad
(D) Rajendra Prasad and Sir Syed Sadullah
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Ans:- (C) Jawaharlal Nehru and Maulana Azad
Explanation:- n/a
12. Who viewed the Cripps proposal as a post-dated cheque upon a bcrashing bank?
(A) Mahatma Gandhi
(B) Jawaharlal Nehru
(C) Sardar Patel
(D) Rajendra Prasad
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Ans:- (A) Mahatma Gandhi
Explanation:- n/a
13. Which one of the following is not true about the Cripps Mission?
(A) Dominion status at the end of the war
(B) Acceptance of the Constitution framed by the Constituent Assembly
(C) The formation of a new executive Council with equal representation for both Hindus & Muslims
(D) Any province could remain outside the Indian Union
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Ans:- (C) The formation of a new executive Council with equal representation for both Hindus & Muslims
Explanation:- n/a
14. What impact did the failure of the Cripps Mission have on the Indian freedom movement?
(A) It strengthened the British hold over India.
(B) It led to the Quit India Movement.
(C) It resulted in India’s immediate independence.
(D) It caused Indian leaders to support the British war effort.
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Ans:- (D) It led to the Quit India Movement.
Explanation:- n/a
15. An important aspect of the Cripps Mission of 1942 was
(A) that all Indian States should join the Indian Union as a condition to consider any degree of autonomy for India
(B) the creation of an Indian Union with Dominion status will be soon after the Second World War
(C) the granting of independence with full sovereign status to India after the war
(D) the entire Indian Union was to have a single constitution, with no separate constitution for any province, and all provinces were required to accept the Union Constitution
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Ans:- (B) The creation of an Indian Union with Dominion status will be soon after the Second World War
Explanation:- n/a