Which one of the following statements about Cripps Mission is NOT correct ?
[amp_mcq option1=”In March 1942, Cripps persuaded War Cabinet to agree to a draft declaration” option2=”Jawaharlal Nehru and Sardar Patel represented Congress to negotiate with the mission” option3=”The mission offered Dominion status after the war” option4=”The mission offered formation of constitution making body after the war” correct=”option2″]
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UPSC CAPF – 2017
The statement that “Jawaharlal Nehru and Sardar Patel represented Congress to negotiate with the mission” is NOT correct. The Congress representatives who officially negotiated with Sir Stafford Cripps during the Cripps Mission in March 1942 were Jawaharlal Nehru and Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.
The Cripps Mission was sent by the British government to secure India’s cooperation in the Second World War. Its proposals included Dominion status for India after the war, formation of a constitution-making body, and the right for provinces to opt out.