The plan of Sir Stafford Cripps envisaged that after the Second World War

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Official UPSC Civil Services Exam 2016 Prelims Part A

India should be granted complete independence
India should be partitioned into two before granting independence
India should be made a republic with the condition that India will join the Commonwealth
India should be given Dominion status

Answer 1

The correct answer is India should be given Dominion status.

Key Points

Cripps Mission:

In order to get the support of India in World War II, Cripps Mission was sent to India in 1942.
Few proposals of this mission are:
- Dominion status to India after the war.
- Constitution-making body after the war.
- Constitution so framed would be acceptable by the British Government only if certain province desires to stay away from the Union of India.
- Any province which wouldn't accept the new constitution would have the right to sign a separate agreement with the British
- Gandhi called Cripps Mission 'A post-dated cheque drawn on a failing bank' due to the Cripps offer of Dominion Status after the war.