Multiple choice

The nationalist demand for a constituent Assembly was for the first time conceded by the British government though indirectly and with reservation in the

  1. Cripps proposals

  2. August Offer

  3. Cabinet Mission Plan

  4. Act of 1935
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The August Offer of 1940 was the first time the British government indirectly conceded the demand for a Constituent Assembly, though with reservations. Earlier proposals like the Cripps Mission (1942) and Cabinet Mission Plan (1946) came later, while the Government of India Act 1935 did not address the Constituent Assembly demand. The August Offer represented the initial official acknowledgment of India's right to frame its own constitution.

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