UPSC Prelims 1996 · General Studies

Question 11: History and Culture

Which one of the following is not correct about the Cabinet Mission Plan?

aProvincial grouping

bInterim Cabinet of Indians

cAcceptance of Pakistan

dConstitution framing right

AnswerThe answer is (c).

The Cabinet Mission (1946) rejected the demand for a separate, sovereign Pakistan. Its plan proposed a Union of India with provinces placed in groups (A, B and C), a Constituent Assembly with the right to frame the constitution, and an interim government of Indians. Acceptance of Pakistan was never part of it. Remember: grouping, interim government and constitution-making yes; Pakistan no.

Why each option is right or wrong

(a) Provinces were to be grouped in sections A, B and C, so this is part of the plan.
(b) An interim government of Indians was proposed in the plan.
(c) Right: the Mission rejected a separate sovereign Pakistan.
(d) A Constituent Assembly with the right to frame the constitution was central to the plan.

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Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 1996, General Studies. UPSC's own paper isn't online; the words are from a published compilation. The paper on upsc.gov.in.