Question

Sir Stafford Cripps came to India with a draft declaration of proposals of British Government which included that:

1. India should be given a dominion status.

2. All provinces and States must be merged to make the Indian Union.

3. Any province or the State can take the decision to live outside of the Indian Union.

Indian Constitution must be constituted by the people of India Choose the correct answer from the code given below:

• A. 1, 2 and 3
• B. 1, 2 and
• C. 2, 3 and 4
• D. All of the above

Answer 1

Answer:

D. All of the above

After reaching India in March, 1942, Stafford Cripps presented the proposal whose major recommendations were:

• After war, India should be given a Dominion Status and which would not be subject to any external authority

  Indians should be given the right to form their own Constitution for which the Council of Constitution making-body will be initiated after the war.

• The provinces not agreeing to the new Constitution would have the right to keep themselves out of the proposed Union. Such provinces will be entitled to constitute their own separate Constitution.

• During the war, an interim government comprising of different parties of India would be constituted.

However, defence and external affairs would be the sole responsibility of the Viceroy.