Which political party formally accepted the Cabinet Mission Plan on 6th June, 1946, which had rejected the demand for a sovereign Pakistan?
- A.The Hindu Mahasabha
- B.The Congress
- C.The Muslim League
- D.The Unionist Party
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Explanation
The correct answer is C, The Muslim League. The League accepted the Cabinet Mission Plan on 6 June 1946, even though the plan had rejected the demand for a separate sovereign Pakistan.
The Cabinet Mission of Pethick-Lawrence, Stafford Cripps and A. V. Alexander announced its plan on 16 May 1946. It proposed a weak Union in charge of defence, foreign affairs and communications, grouping of provinces into sections A, B and C, and an elected Constituent Assembly. The League saw in the grouping of Muslim-majority provinces the substance of Pakistan and accepted the plan. When Nehru later said the Congress would enter the Assembly free to change the plan, the League withdrew its acceptance in July and called for Direct Action Day on 16 August 1946.
Option A is wrong because the Hindu Mahasabha was not the party that accepted the plan on that date. Option B is wrong because the Congress accepted only the long-term part of the plan, and that on 25 June. Option D is wrong because the Unionist Party was a Punjab provincial party, not a party to these talks.
Exam tip: Cabinet Mission plan 16 May 1946; League accepted 6 June; Direct Action Day 16 August 1946.
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