Consider the following statements 1. Both Congress and Musl im League refused the offer of the Cripps Mission. 2. The interim government formed in 1946 had nominees of the Congress only and. not those of the Muslim League. Which of the statements given ab

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Q: 64 (CDS-I/2006)
Consider the following statements
1. Both Congress and Musl im League refused the offer of the Cripps Mission.
2. The interim government formed in 1946 had nominees of the Congress only and. not those of the Muslim League.
Which of the statements given above is/ are correct ?

question_subject: 

History

question_exam: 

CDS-I

stats: 

0,38,30,38,4,19,7

keywords: 

{'muslim league': [4, 0, 4, 1], 'congress': [0, 1, 0, 0], 'cripps mission': [1, 0, 0, 0], 'nominees': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'interim government': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'league': [1, 0, 4, 2]}

The correct answer is option 1, which states that only statement 1 is correct.

Let`s analyze each statement to understand why.

Statement 1: Both Congress and Muslim League refused the offer of the Cripps Mission. This statement is correct. In 1942, during World War II, the British government sent Sir Stafford Cripps to India with a proposal for constitutional reforms. However, both Congress and Muslim League rejected the proposal. The Congress felt that the proposal did not meet their demands for complete independence, while the Muslim League believed that it did not provide enough safeguards for the rights and interests of the Muslims.

Statement 2: The interim government formed in 1946 had nominees of the Congress only and not those of the Muslim League. This statement is not correct. The interim government formed in 1946, known as the Interim Government of India or the Colonial Provisional Government, had representation from both the Congress and the Muslim League. Jawaharlal Nehru from the Congress served as the Vice-President, while Liaquat Ali Khan from the Muslim League was the Finance Minister.

In conclusion, statement 1 is correct, but statement 2 is incorrect.