Q. 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 very soon after the Second World War
(c) The active participation and cooperation of the Indian people, communities and political parties in the British war effort as a condition for granting independence with full sovereign status to India after war.
(d) The framing of a constitution for the entire Indian Union, with no separate constitution for any province, and a Union Constitution to be accepted by all provinces
Ans: (b) The creation of an Indian Union with Dominion status very soon after the Second World War
Explanation: The correct answer is (b) The creation of an Indian Union with Dominion status very soon after the Second World War.
The Cripps Mission refers to the visit of a British delegation led by Sir Stafford Cripps to India in 1942 during World War II. The mission aimed to secure Indian support and cooperation in the war effort against the Axis powers. It also presented proposals for India’s political future.
Option (b) correctly states that an important aspect of the Cripps Mission was the creation of an Indian Union with Dominion status soon after the Second World War. The mission proposed the formation of a representative body, called the Constituent Assembly, which would draft a new constitution for India. The British government pledged that, once the war was over, India would be granted Dominion status, which meant self-government within the British Commonwealth.