Correct option is A
The correct answer is (a) three.
The Cabinet Mission was sent to India in 1946 by the British Government to discuss the transfer of power to Indian leaders and to plan the framework for India's independence. The mission comprised three members:
1. Lord Pethick-Lawrence: Secretary of State for India.
2. Sir Stafford Cripps: President of the Board of Trade.
3. A.V. Alexander: First Lord of the Admiralty.
The mission's primary objectives were to ensure a smooth transition of power, discuss the formation of a constituent assembly, and address the demands for partition raised by the Muslim League.
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· The mission proposed the Cabinet Mission Plan, which included the idea of an undivided India with a federal structure.
· It failed to reconcile differences between the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League, leading to further political turmoil.
· The failure of the Cabinet Mission Plan eventually paved the way for India's partition in 1947.