WBCS.LIVE practice question

The Nationalist demand for a Constituent Assembly was for the first time conceded by the British Government, though indirectly and with reservations in the ___________.

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. Cripps proposal
  2. August offer
  3. Cabinet mission plan
  4. Act of 1935

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: August offer

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: B) August offer šŸ“š Explanation: In 1940, the Viceroy Lord Linlithgow issued the 'August Offer' to seek Indian support during World War II. For the first time, the British government indirectly conceded that the framing of a new constitution should be primarily the responsibility of 'Indians' themselves. However, this offer was rejected by both the Congress and the Muslim League.