Q41 · UPPSC Prelims 2025 · Set A · General Studies

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Consider the following events and arrange them in correct chronological order.1.Cripps Mission2.Cabinet Mission3.Shimla Conference4.Wavell PlanSelect the correct answer from the code given below:

A 1, 4, 3, 2
B 4, 1, 2, 3
C 4, 1, 3, 2
D 1, 4, 2, 3

Correct answer: (a) 1, 4, 3, 2

Explanation

  1. A

    1, 4, 3, 2

    1, 4, 3, 2. Cripps Mission (1942) → Wavell Plan (June 1945) → Shimla Conference (June–July 1945) → Cabinet Mission (1946).

  2. B

    4, 1, 2, 3

    4, 1, 2, 3. Starts with Wavell, after Cripps.

  3. C

    4, 1, 3, 2

    4, 1, 3, 2. Same false Wavell start.

  4. D

    1, 4, 2, 3

    1, 4, 2, 3. Puts Cabinet Mission before Shimla.

Summary. Official key is (a) 1, 4, 3, 2. Cripps, Wavell Plan, Shimla, Cabinet Mission. Also note: Cripps 1942 — Dominion offer; Congress and League rejected; Wavell Plan — June 1945; reconstruction of Viceroy’s Executive; Shimla 1945 — Conference on that plan; Jinnah–Congress deadlock; Cabinet Mission 1946 — Three-tier; grouping; Constituent Assembly.

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