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Modern Indian History UPPSC 2000 GS-I
Question

Arrange the following Plans is chronological order:

1. Cripps Plans
2. Cabinet Mission Plan
3. Mountbatten Plan
4. Wavell Plan

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option D: 1,4,2,3

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “1,4,2,3”.
1) The Cripps Mission was a failed attempt in late March 1942 by the British government to secure full Indian cooperation and support for their efforts in World War II.

4) The Wavell Plan was a proposal for Indian self-government that was introduced in 1945 at the Shimla Conference.

2) Cabinet Mission was a high-powered mission sent in February 1946 to India by the Atlee Government (British Prime Minister.)

3) On June 3, 1947, Lord Mountbatten put forward his plan which outlined the steps for the solution of India's political problem.

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