Question

<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Viceroy of India Lord Linlithgow, made the "August Offer" at .

• A. Shimla
• B. Delhi
• C. London

Answer 1

The correct option is A Shimla

<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Lord Linlithgow, made the "August Offer" at Simla, promising
- the expansion of the Executive Council to include more Indians,
- the establishment of an advisory war council, giving weight to minority opinion, and
- the recognition of Indians' right to frame their own constitution (after the end of the war).

In return, it was hoped that all parties and communities in India would cooperate in Britain's war effort.