“It made its proposals in May. It still wanted a united India. There was to be a Federal Union composed of British provinces.” The above quotation is related to
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- ASimon Commission
- BGandhi Irwin Pact
- CCripps Mission
- DCabinet MissionCorrect
Explanation
The correct answer is D because the Cabinet Mission arrived in India in March 1946 and published its proposals in May 1946. Unlike earlier proposals, the Cabinet Mission explicitly rejected the demand for a separate Pakistan and instead proposed a united India with a weak federal center and strong autonomous provinces. It suggested a three tier structure to keep the British provinces and princely states together under one Federal Union. The Simon Commission, Gandhi Irwin Pact, and Cripps Mission do not fit this specific timeline or the specific proposal for a united federal union made in May.
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