Q48
Indian National MovementQuit India, INA & Towards Independence
Who commented that Cripps Mission was a post-dated cheque on a crashing bank?
- a.Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
- b.Mahatma Gandhi
- c.Subhash Chandra Bose
- d.Jawahar Lal Nehru
Answer: (B) Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi used this famous phrase to dismiss the offer made by the 1942 Cripps Mission, suggesting that its promise of post-war Dominion status was worthless given Britain's precarious wartime position.