Question

Who said that “Cripps Proposal is a Post Dated Cheque of a drawing Bank”?
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
C. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
D. Pt. J.L. Nehru

Answer 1

Hint:
Cripps mission was sent for Leaders of India in the year 1942, when World War II had started. And the weakened Empire of British needed help. So they set up a negotiation which asked for support from Indian people while offering them a few rights.

Complete step by step solution:
The severe attacks suffered by the enemies of British Empire during world war and its loss of power and support from allies made British Empire weak. The lack of manpower and other resources to fight war were scarce and so the Empire had to turn to its colonies for help.
Seeing the opportunity of Britain weakening as a world power, the two major organizations of India – The Congress and The Muslim League started to ask for full freedom or Swaraj. To gain the Indian support, the Cripps mission was put forward as a negotiation .But it's unclear tone about India’s freedom and the rigid outlook towards accommodation of the terms put forward by the above two parties caused more agitation . That is the reason why Gandhiji termed it as ‘Post Dated Cheque of a drawing Bank’ and urged everyone to vote against it.

Hence, the correct answer is option A.

Note:
-The pseudo power and freedom given to the Indian states when they became ‘dominions’ of the empire enraged the people of India. The actual power was to be given to the “nominee” of the Empire.
-Even the military power was not handed over to India.
-It also seeded the idea of partition by mentioning that any province that wishes to have a separate constitution, will have the freedom to do so.
-This movement resulted in a nationwide popular revolution which was known as “The Quit India movement” or “Bharat Chhodo Andolan”.