HISTORY
MODERN INDIA
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Question
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As per ‘August Offer’ the British objective for India was____
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Dominion Status
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Puma Swaraj
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Responsible Government
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Provincial Authority
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The August Offer was an offer made by Viceroy Linlithgow in 1940 promising the expansion of the Executive Council of the Viceroy of India to include more Indians, the establishment of an advisory war council, giving full weight to minority opinion, and the recognition of Indians’ right to frame their own constitution.
Detailed explanation-2: -In an effort to win them over, the viceroy, Lord Irwin, announced in October 1929, a vague offer of dominion status for India in an unspecified future, and a Round Table Conference to discuss a future constitution.
Detailed explanation-3: -Lord Linlithgow, the Viceroy, could not give any such assurance. He declared Dominion Status as the goal of British Policy in India.
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