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Consider the following statements about the Cabinet Mission of 1946:
1. It proposed a three-tier federal structure for India with a constituent assembly to frame the constitution.
2. It accepted the demand for a completely separate sovereign Pakistan.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1. It proposed a three-tier federal structure for India with a constituent assembly to frame the constitution.
2. It accepted the demand for a completely separate sovereign Pakistan.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- A. 1 only
- B. 2 only
- C. Both 1 and 2
- D. Neither 1 nor 2
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Answer: (A) 1 only
The Cabinet Mission plan proposed a loose union with provinces grouped into sections and a Constituent Assembly elected by provincial assemblies, so statement 1 is correct. It specifically rejected the demand for a separate sovereign Pakistan, which made statement 2 wrong. The Muslim League later withdrew its acceptance of the plan.
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