'A post-dated cheque drawn on a failing bank' with regard to Cripps Mission was given by who among the following?

  1. Sardar Patel
  2. Mahatma Gandhi
  3. Ambedkar
  4. J.L.Nehru

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Option 2 : Mahatma Gandhi
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The correct answer is  Mahatma Gandhi.

Key Points

  • Mahatma Gandhi:
    • He initiated the Individual Satyagraha to affirm the right to free speech. 
    • Gandhiji was the president of only the Indian National Congress session of 1924 at the Belgaum session.
    • In August 1942, Gandhiji started the Quit India Movement.
    • The Civil Disobedience Movement was launched in March 1930 under the leadership of Gandhi.
    • Gandhi called Cripps Mission 'A post-dated cheque drawn on a failing bank' due to the Cripps offer of Dominion Status after the war.

Additional Information

  • Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel:
    • He is popularly known as the Iron Man of India.
    • The Statue of Unity is built in dedication to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
    • He was India’s first Deputy Prime Minister and first Home Minister.
    • Since 2014, October 31 is being celebrated as ''National Unity Day'' to commemorate the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
  • J. L. Nehru:
    • He was the First Prime Minister of India.
    • He Built institutions such as IIT and AIIMS.
    • Nehru was elected as the president of the Lahore session of INC on 29 December 1929 and introduced a successful resolution calling for Swaraj. 
    • He was Second Individual Satyagrahi.
  • B. R . Ambedkar:
    • He is responsible for changing the working hours from 14 hours every day to 8 hours.
    • He is known as the 'Father of the Indian Constitution as he was the chief architect of the Indian Constitution.
    • He was the first Law Minister of independent India.
    • He called Article 32 the soul and heart of the constitution.
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