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The principle that the framing of the new Constitution for independent India should be primarily (though not solely) the responsibility of Indians themselves, was for the first time conceded in the
Options
- AGovernment of India Act, 1935
- BAugust Offer of Viceroy Linlithgow
- CCripps Proposals
- DCabinet Mission
Correct answer
B. August Offer of Viceroy Linlithgow
Step-by-step solution
The Viceroy Linlithgow made a set of proposals called the 'August offer'. For the first time, the right of Indians to frame their own constitution was acknowledged. As per the terms of the August Offer, a representative Indian body would be framed after the war to frame a constitution for India. Dominion status was the objective for India.