Question

With reference to the transfer of power to India, answer the following :-
Explain the cabinet Mission's proposal regarding the setting up of a Constitution making body.

Answer 1

Hint: A peaceful transition or transfer of power is an important concept for democratic regimes, where a country's leadership peacefully hands over government authority to a newly elected or chosen leadership.
The Indian Independence Act of 1947 (transfer of power) is an Act of the UK Parliament that split British India into India and Pakistan's two new independent dominions.

Complete answer:
The aim of the Cabinet Mission was to hold preparatory discussions with elected representatives of British India and the Indian States in order to secure agreement on the constitutional framework, create a constitutional body and, with the help of the major Indian parties, establish an Executive Council.
The union constitution must be framed by a constituent assembly. It was to consist of 385 members, with 292 members to be elected by the provinces, while 93 seats were allocated to princely states. The constituent assembly was to be divided into three parts after a preliminary meeting. Provincial constitutions for the provinces included in each group will be framed by members of all three parties. A federal union with three levels was thus suggested by the Cabinet mission: provinces, regional groups of provinces and a union centre.
On 16 June 1946, reaching an impasse, the British proposed a second proposal to arrange for India to be split into Hindu-majority India and Muslim-majority India, which would later be renamed Pakistan after Congress had fiercely opposed 'parity' at the middle. A list was also drawn up of India's princely states, which would be allowed to accede to dominion or attain independence.
The Cabinet Mission arrived on 23 March 1946 in India and on 2 April 1946 in Delhi. The declaration of the Proposal on 16 May 1946 was followed in the first week of May by the Simla Meeting.

Note: The total loss of life is one million during the partition of India. The loss of life is estimated at somewhere between 500,000-800,000 for the Punjab alone, and 10 million individuals were forced to flee for their lives.
The subcontinent was divided as of August 1947 into sections located in 4 separate countries, some of which are still in dispute after 70 years, most notably the state of Kashmir.