Which one of the following statements about the Cripps Mission is not

Which one of the following statements about the Cripps Mission is not correct?

[amp_mcq option1=”It was sent to India by the British Government in March 1942.” option2=”It proposed ‘that the Constitution of India was to be framed by an elected Constituent Assembly of the Indian people.” option3=”Any province which was not prepared to accept the Constitution would be free to retain its constitutional provisions existing at that time.” option4=”The British Government could enter into a separate constitutional arrangement with any of the acceding provinces.” correct=”option4″]

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UPSC CDS-2 – 2021
The correct option is D) The British Government could enter into a separate constitutional arrangement with any of the acceding provinces.
The Cripps Mission (March 1942) proposed that a Constituent Assembly would frame the Constitution for India. It also included a provision that any province not willing to accept the new Constitution would be free to retain its existing constitutional position and the British Government would be prepared to enter into separate constitutional arrangements with such provinces. This provision was for *non-acceding* provinces, not *acceding* ones.
Statements A, B, and C accurately reflect the proposals of the Cripps Mission. Statement A is correct regarding the timing. Statement B is correct about the framing of the constitution. Statement C accurately describes the “opting out” clause for provinces not willing to join the proposed Indian Union. Statement D misrepresents the Cripps proposal by suggesting separate arrangements for *acceding* provinces, whereas the provision was for those opting out.
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