Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).

Assertion (A): In 1946, the Muslim League withdrew its acceptance of the Cabinet Mission Plan.

Reason (R): The Muslim League joined the interim government formed in 1946.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

The correct answer is option 2.

Key Points

• Muslim League
  • It was founded in 1906 as an alternative political group to the Indian National Congress.
  • Muhammad Ali Jinnah was elected as president in 1916.
  • Following the First World War (1914-18) the Muslim League joined forces with Congress to advocate for Home Rule within the British Empire.
  • The founders of the Muslim League were: Khwaja Salimullah, Vikar-ul-Mulk, Syed Amir Ali, Syed Nabiullah, Khan Bahadur Ghulam and Mustafa Chowdhury.
• Cabinet Mission Plan
  • It was a high-powered mission sent in February 1946 to India by the Atlee Government (then British Prime Minister).
  • The mission had three British cabinet members – Pethick Lawrence, Stafford Cripps, & and A.V. Alexander.
  • The aim was to discuss the transfer of power from British to Indian leadership.
• In 1946, elections to the Constituent Assembly were held following the proposals of the British Cabinet Mission.
• In this election, the Congress obtained a majority in the Assembly, and the Muslim League consolidated its support among the Muslim electorate.
• The Muslim league first approved the plan. But when the Muslim League found out that Congress had the majority in the Constituent Assembly, they rejected the plan. Hence A is true.
• On 29 July 1946, the Muslim League withdrew its acceptance of the Mission Plan and declared Direct Action.
• The Muslim League joined the interim government formed in 1946 on 26 October 1946. Hence R is true.
• Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).