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Which of the following viceroys proposed the famous 'August Offer' of 1940, offering dominion status and expansion of the Viceroy's Executive Council?
A. Lord Willingdon
B. Lord Linlithgow✓ Correct Answer
C. Lord Wavell
D. Lord Mountbatten
💡 Solution & Explanation
Lord Linlithgow issued the August Offer in nineteen forty, proposing the expansion of the Viceroy Executive Council and dominion status for India after the conclusion of the Second World War. The Indian National Congress rejected the proposal because it failed to promise immediate and complete independence.
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