Limited Success Of Cripps Mission

Question 1

What was the purpose of the Cripps Mission in 1942?

Answer 1

• The purpose of the Cripps Mission in 1942 was to secure Indian support for the British War effort by proposing dominion status for India after WW1

Question 2

Why did the Congress reject the Cripps Mission?

Answer 2

• Congress rejected the Cripps Mission as they demanded immediate transfer of power, fearing the British would break their promises after the war.
• They wanted to exploit British weakness during the war.

Question 3

How did Ghandi describe the Cripps Mission’s Proposal?

Answer 3

Gandhi called the Cripps Mission Proposal a “post-dated cheque of a falling bank”, reflecting Congress’s distrust in British intentions

Question 4

Why did the Muslim league oppose the Cripps Mission?

Answer 4

• The Muslim League rejected it because the proposal didn’t include the idea of Pakistan, and the method for provinces to opt out of the federation was vague.

Question 5

Why did Indian political parties distrust the British?

Answer 5

• The British had failed to fulfill promises made during the WW1, such as the Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms, leading to events like the Khilafat Movement

Question 6

How did the British approach contribute to the failure of the Cripps Mission?

Answer 6

• The British proposed to implement dominion statues only after the war, which Congress and the Muslim league saw as a delaying tactic to maintain control.

Question 7

Why did Hindus oppose the Cripps Mission’s proposal for separate unions?

Answer 7

• Hindus saw the idea of separate unions as a threat to Indian unity and integrity

Question 8

What was the result of the Cripps Mission?

Answer 8

• The Cripps mission had failed because neither Congress nor the Muslim League accepted its proposals, deepening distrust and leading to the Quit India Movement in 1942.