Question

Select the option that shows the correct relationship between Statements (I) and (II).

(I) The Wavell Plan offered the granting of Dominion Status to India in the long run and drafting of its own Constitution by Indians.

(II) The Wavell Plan was rejected by both the Congress and the Muslim League.

Options

• (II) contradicts (I).

• (II) is the reason for (I).

• (I) is true, but (II) is false.

• (I) and (II) are independent of each other.

Answer 1

(I) and (II) are independent of each other.

Explanation:

Both statements are historically true but represent different aspects of the ⁠Wavell Plan. Statement (I) describes the initial provisions of the plan, which promised Dominion Status and a constitution-making body for India. Statement (II) describes the final outcome, where the plan failed because both the Congress and the Muslim League rejected it. Since the final failure did not cause or influence the initial provisions, the two statements share no cause-and-effect relationship and remain independent.