Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Modern History and the Freedom Struggle

Which one of the following most accurately distinguishes the objections of the Congress and the Muslim League to the Cripps proposals?

  1. The Congress opposed the provincial right to secede as a threat to national unity, while the League believed that the proposals failed to concede Pakistan and Muslim self-determination adequately.
  2. Both organisations accepted the proposed Union but rejected the scheme solely because the princely states would nominate representatives.
  3. The Congress supported continued British control of defence, while the League objected only to the offer of dominion status.
  4. The Congress rejected the principle of a constituent assembly, while the League demanded a compulsory Indian Union with a stronger central government.
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