UPSC CSE Prelims
Question 90
With reference to the Cabinet Mission, which of the following statements is/are correct?
- It recommended a federal government.
- It enlarged the powers of the Indian courts.
- It provided for more Indians in the ICS.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
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Correct answer: A
Correct Option: A
Explanation: The 1946 Cabinet Mission proposed a Union/federal constitutional arrangement with limited central powers; expanding court powers and civil-service recruitment were not its principal recommendations.
Statement/Pair-wise Analysis:
Statement/Item 1: Correct - The mission proposed a Union of India with a limited central remit and provincial groupings.
Statement/Item 2: Incorrect - It did not make enlargement of Indian courts’ powers a defining constitutional proposal.
Statement/Item 3: Incorrect - It did not propose a new programme to increase the number of Indians in the ICS as the answer here.
Option-wise Analysis:
A: Correct - includes all and only the correct items.
B: Incorrect - includes incorrect statement/items 2, 3; omits correct statement/item 1.
C: Incorrect - includes incorrect statement/item 3.
D: Incorrect - omits correct statement/item 1.