{"id":91962,"date":"2025-06-01T11:10:13","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:10:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=91962"},"modified":"2025-06-01T11:10:13","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:10:13","slug":"with-reference-to-the-proposals-of-cripps-mission-consider-the-follow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/with-reference-to-the-proposals-of-cripps-mission-consider-the-follow\/","title":{"rendered":"With reference to the proposals of Cripps Mission, consider the follow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With reference to the proposals of Cripps Mission, consider the following statements :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. The Constituent Assembly would have members nominated by the Provincial Assemblies as well as the Princely States.<\/li>\n<li>2. Any Province, which is not prepared to accept the new Constitution would have the right to sign a separate agreement with Britain regarding its future status.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Which of the statements given above is\/are correct ?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;2 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;Both 1 and 2&#8243; option4=&#8221;Neither 1 nor 2&#8243; correct=&#8221;option2&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC IAS &#8211; 2022<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-ias-2022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-ias-2022\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nStatement 2 regarding the Cripps Mission proposals is correct, while statement 1 is incorrect.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\n&#8211; Statement 1: The Cripps Mission proposed that the Constituent Assembly would be formed by members elected by the provincial legislative assemblies (using proportional representation) and representatives nominated by the rulers of the princely states. The statement says &#8220;nominated by the Provincial Assemblies,&#8221; which is inaccurate; provincial representatives were to be elected.<br \/>\n&#8211; Statement 2: A crucial part of the Cripps offer was the provision that any province unwilling to accept the new constitution would have the right to retain its existing constitutional position, effectively meaning it could sign a separate agreement with the British government regarding its future status. This clause conceded the principle of India&#8217;s potential partition.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nThe Cripps Mission was sent by the British government in 1942 to secure Indian cooperation during World War II. The proposals offered Dominion Status after the war and the right of provinces to opt out, but they were rejected by both the Indian National Congress (due to lack of immediate transfer of power and the provision for partition) and the Muslim League (which did not find the provision for opting out explicit enough for Pakistan).<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With reference to the proposals of Cripps Mission, consider the following statements : 1. The Constituent Assembly would have members nominated by the Provincial Assemblies as well as the Princely States. 2. Any Province, which is not prepared to accept the new Constitution would have the right to sign a separate agreement with Britain regarding &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"With reference to the proposals of Cripps Mission, consider the follow\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/with-reference-to-the-proposals-of-cripps-mission-consider-the-follow\/#more-91962\">Detailed Solution<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">With reference to the proposals of Cripps Mission, consider the follow<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1092],"tags":[1108,1419,1124],"class_list":["post-91962","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upsc-ias","tag-1108","tag-cripps-mission-1942","tag-modern-history-of-india","no-featured-image-padding"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>With reference to the proposals of Cripps Mission, consider the follow<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Statement 2 regarding the Cripps Mission proposals is correct, while statement 1 is incorrect. - Statement 1: The Cripps Mission proposed that the Constituent Assembly would be formed by members elected by the provincial legislative assemblies (using proportional representation) and representatives nominated by the rulers of the princely states. 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