Assertion (A): The Congress rejected the Cripps proposals. Reason (R): The Cripps Mission consisted solely of whites.
✓ Correct answer: b) Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
ExplanationThe Cripps Mission (1942) was a British initiative to secure Indian support for World War II by offering limited self-government, but it was rejected by Indian leaders due to its insufficient concessions on independence.A is true: The Congress rejected the Cripps proposals because they offered dominion status instead of full independence and allowed provinces to opt out of the Indian union, which could lead to fragmentation.R is true: The rejection of the proposals had nothing to do with the racial composition of the Cripps Mission.There was no protest from Congress or other parties about the all white composition of the Mission.Instead, it was due to the lack of substantive promises for Indian self-rule.R is not a correct explanation of A: The Cripps Mission was rejected by the Indian National Congress primarily because it did not offer full independence, lacked clear provisions for self- rule, and did not address the concerns of both the Congress and the Muslim League in a satisfactory manner.165
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