History · Understanding Partition
Why did the Cabinet Mission in 1946 propose a three-tier confederation framework for India?
- 1To administratively divide the entire geopolitical territory of India into exactly 50 equal states
- 2To grant absolute, sovereign independence to each individual village council and district
- 3To accommodate the demand for regional autonomy in Muslim-majority provinces while preserving a united India✓
- 4To strongly centralize all executive, legislative, and financial powers within a unitary national government
Correct answer
To accommodate the demand for regional autonomy in Muslim-majority provinces while preserving a united India
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