Who amongst the following headed the 1946 Cabinet Mission?

Hugh Gaitskell
Sir John Simon
Sir Pethic Lawrence
None of the above

The correct answer is (c) Sir Pethic Lawrence.

Sir Pethic Lawrence was a British Labour Party politician who served as Secretary of State for India and Burma from 1945 to 1947. He was the head of the 1946 Cabinet Mission to India, which was tasked with finding a solution to the Indian independence movement. The mission failed to reach an agreement, and India was partitioned into India and Pakistan in 1947.

Hugh Gaitskell was a British Labour Party politician who served as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1950 to 1951. He was a leading figure in the Labour Party in the 1950s and 1960s, and was the party’s leader from 1955 to 1963.

Sir John Simon was a British Conservative Party politician who served as Foreign Secretary from 1931 to 1935. He was a member of the National Government from 1931 to 1935, and was Lord Chancellor from 1935 to 1937.

None of the above is the correct answer.