The plan of Sir Stafford Cripps envisaged that after the Second World War
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- AIndia should be granted complete independence.
- BIndia should be partitioned into two before granting independence
- CIndia should be made a republic with the condition that she will join the Commonwealth
- DIndia should be given Dominion statusCorrect
Explanation
The Cripps Mission, sent to India in March 1942 by the British government under Stafford Cripps, aimed to secure Indian cooperation in the Second World War. Its main proposal concerning India's future status was that India should be given 'Dominion Status' after the war. This included the right to secede from the Commonwealth. The plan also proposed the formation of a Constituent Assembly to frame a new constitution. However, it fell short of granting complete independence immediately, which was the demand of the Indian National Congress, leading to its rejection by major Indian political parties.
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