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
- A
1, 4, 3, 2
1, 4, 3, 2. Cripps Mission (1942) → Wavell Plan (June 1945) → Shimla Conference (June–July 1945) → Cabinet Mission (1946).
- B
4, 1, 2, 3
4, 1, 2, 3. Starts with Wavell, after Cripps.
- C
4, 1, 3, 2
4, 1, 3, 2. Same false Wavell start.
- 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.