Question

How many groups were proposed by the Cabinet Mission?

Answer 1

The Cabinet Mission proposed three groups of provinces, which are Group A, Group B, and Group C, for forming the future government of India.

1. Group A consisted of Hindu-majority provinces, including Madras, Bombay, the United Provinces, Bihar, the Central Provinces, and Orissa.
2. Group B consisted of Muslim-majority provinces in the northwest, including Punjab, Sindh, the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP), and Baluchistan.
3. Group C included the Muslim-majority provinces of the northeast, Bengal and Assam.