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Q44 (IAS/2022) History & Culture › National Movement (1857–1947) › Constitutional plans and missions Official Key

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 its future status. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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The correct answer is Option 2. The Cripps Mission (1942) introduced several provisions that were ultimately rejected by Indian leaders but are crucial for historical analysis.

  • Statement 1 is incorrect: The Mission proposed a Constituent Assembly where members from Provincial Assemblies would be elected (through proportional representation), while members from the Princely States would be nominated by their rulers. The statement wrongly suggests nomination for both.
  • Statement 2 is correct: A novel and controversial feature of the proposals was the "non-accession clause." It stated that any province unwilling to accept the new Constitution could retain its existing constitutional position and had the right to negotiate a separate agreement with the British government, effectively granting them the same status as the Indian Union.

This provision was a major reason for the Congress's rejection, as it was perceived as a blueprint for the partition of India and the creation of "Pakistan" through the back door.

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Q. With reference to the proposals of Cripps Mission, consider the following statements: 1. The Constituent Assembly would have members nom…
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This is a classic 'Accuracy Check' question from standard sources (Spectrum/Laxmikanth). The trap lies in a single word—'nominated' vs 'elected'. If you read history like a novel, you missed it; if you read it like a lawyer, you scored.

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According to the Cripps Mission proposals (1942), did the Constituent Assembly include members nominated by the Provincial Assemblies and by the Princely States?
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Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 22: Nationalist Response in the Wake of World War II > Main Proposals > p. 442
Presence: 5/5
“The main proposals of the mission were as follows. 1. An Indian Union with a dominion status would be set up; it would be free to decide its relations with the Commonwealth and free to participate in the United Nations and other international bodies. 2. After the end of the war, a constituent assembly would be convened to frame a new constitution. Members of this assembly would be partly elected by the provincial assemblies through proportional representation and partly nominated by the princes. 3. The British government would accept the new”
Why this source?
  • Explicitly states the assembly would be partly elected by provincial assemblies and partly nominated by princes.
  • Presented as the mission's main proposal about Constituent Assembly composition.
Laxmikanth, M. Indian Polity. 7th ed., McGraw Hill. > Chapter 2: Making of the Constitution > The features of the scheme were: > p. 12
Presence: 5/5
“method of proportional representation by means of single transferable vote. 5. The representatives of the princely states were to be nominated by the heads of the princely states. It is, thus, clear that the Constituent Assembly was to be a partly elected and partly nominated body. Moreover, the members were to be indirectly elected by the members of the provincial assemblies, who themselves were elected on a limited franchise. The elections to the Constituent Assembly (for 296 seats allotted to the British Indian Provinces) were held in July-August 1946. The Indian National Congress won 208 seats, the Muslim League 73 seats and the small groups and independents got the remaining 15 seats.”
Why this source?
  • Specifies representatives of princely states were to be nominated by the heads of those states.
  • Specifies members were to be indirectly elected by provincial assemblies (proportional representation).
Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 24: Post-War National Scenario > p. 473
Presence: 4/5
“This constituent assembly would be a 389-member body with provincial assemblies sending 292, chief commissioner's provinces sending 4, and princely states sending 93 members. (This was a good, democratic method not based on weightage.) ● In the constituent assembly, members from groups A, B and C were to sit separately to decide the constitution for provinces and if possible, for the groups also. Then, the whole constituent assembly (all three sections A, B and C combined) would sit together to formulate the union constitution.”
Why this source?
  • Gives numeric allocation showing provincial assemblies and princely states as distinct sources of members (provincial 292; princely 93).
  • Demonstrates both provincial assemblies and princely states supplied members to the Constituent Assembly.
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