Which among the following statements is/are not a proposal of Wavell plan?

Question

Question

Transfer of foreign affairs portfolio from the Governor-General to an Indian member
With the exception of Viceroy and Commander in chief, all the members of the Viceroys executive council will be Indians
Dominion status to India after the war
Both 2 and 3

Answer 1

The Correct Answer is Dominion status to India after the war.

Key Points

Wavell plan/Shimla Conference (1945):
- It was named after the Viceroy of India, Lord Wavell.
- Few proposals in this plan are:
  - With the exception of the Viceroy and Commander in chief, all the members of the Viceroy's executive council will be Indians.
  - A kind of interim government was suggested.
  - Transfer of foreign affairs portfolio from the Governor-General to an Indian member.
  - Congress rejected the Wavell plans because of the actions of the Muslim league.
Cripps Mission:
- In order to get the support of India in world war II, Cripps Mission was sent to India in 1942.
- Few proposals of this mission are:
  - Dominion status to India after the war.
  - Constitution-making body after the war.
  - Constitution so framed would be acceptable by the British Government only if certain province desires to stay away from the Union of India.
  - Any province which wouldn't accept the new constitution would have the right to sign a separate agreement with the British.
  - Gandhi called Cripps Mission 'A post-dated cheque drawn on a failing bank' due to the Cripps offer of Dominion Status after the war.