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Correct Answer: Option (B) — Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
Concept & Option Breakdown
Standard Reference VerifiedAssertion (A) is true: The Congress rejected the Cripps proposals because it offered only post-war Dominion status and included a provincial secession clause. Reason (R) is true: Sir Stafford Cripps led the single-member mission (hence solely white). However, R is not the explanation for A; the rejection was due to the constitutional terms offered, unlike the Simon Commission (1927) which was explicitly boycotted for its all-white composition.
Do not confuse the rejection rationale of Simon Commission (all-white members) with Cripps Mission (rejected over Dominion status, veto power, and secession rights).
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