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Correct Answer: Option (B) — 2 only
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Standard Reference VerifiedStatement 1 is incorrect: The Cripps Proposals of March 1942 did not offer full independence; instead, they offered Dominion Status to an Indian Union after the conclusion of World War II.
Statement 2 is correct: The proposals explicitly provided for the setting up of an elected Constitution-making body (Constituent Assembly) post-war to frame a new constitution for India.
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