[Solved] With Reference to Proposals of Cripps Mission, Consider the following statements: The Constituent Assembly would have members nominated by the provincial Assemblies as well as the princely States. Any Provinnce , which is not Prepared to Accept the new Constitution would have the right to sign a separate agreement with Britain regarding its future status. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Q54) With Reference to Proposals of Cripps Mission, Consider the following statements:

1. The Constituent Assembly would have members nominated by the provincial Assemblies as well as the princely States.
2. Any Provinnce , which is not Prepared to Accept the new Constitution would have the right to sign a separate agreement with Britain regarding its future status.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: 3

The main proposals of the mission were as follows:

• An Indian Union with a dominion status would be set up; it would be free to decide its relations with the Commonwealth.
• After the end of the war, a Constituent Assembly would be convened to frame a new constitution.
• Members of this assembly would be partly elected by the provincial assemblies through proportional representation and partly nominated by the princes. Hence statement 1 is not correct.
• The British government would accept the new constitution subject to two conditions:
• any province not willing to join the Union could have a separate constitution and form a separate Union, and the new constitution- making body and the British government would negotiate a treaty to effect the transfer of power and to safeguard racial and religious minorities. Hence statement 2 is correct.
• In the meantime, defence of India would remain in British hands and the governor-general’s powers would remain intact.