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Question

The 'August Offer' of 1940 proposed:

  1. Complete independence for India immediately after World War II.
  2. Dominion status for India after the war and the establishment of a Constituent Assembly.
  3. Immediate transfer of power to Indian leaders.
  4. The partition of India into separate Hindu and Muslim states.

Answer:

Option B: Dominion status for India after the war and the establishment of a Constituent Assembly.

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Dominion status for India after the war and the establishment of a Constituent Assembly.”.

The August Offer proposed Dominion status for India after the war, along with the establishment of a Constituent Assembly to frame a new constitution.