History · Modern History

With reference to the Wavell Plan of 1945 and the subsequent Simla Conference, consider the following statements: I. The Plan envisaged the reconstitution of the Viceroy's Executive Council such that all its members, except the Viceroy and the Commander-in-Chief, were to be Indians. II. It proposed parity between high-caste Hindus and Muslims in the Executive Council, irrespective of the numerical strength of other Indian communities. III. The Governor-General retained discretionary powers, including veto authority, over the functioning of the reconstituted Executive Council. IV. The Indian National Congress rejected the Plan primarily because it accepted the Muslim League's claim to be the sole representative of Indian Muslims. How many of the statements given above are correct?