With reference to the proposals of Cripps Mission, consider the following statements: 1. The Constituent Assembly would have members nominated by the Provincial Assemblies as well as the Princely States. 2. Any Province, which is not prepared to accept the new Constitution would have the right to sign a separate agreement with Britain regarding its future status. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Statement 2 is correct because the Cripps Mission proposed that any province unwilling to accept the new constitution could negotiate a separate agreement with Britain, effectively granting them the right to secede. Statement 1 is incorrect because while representatives of the Princely States were to be nominated, members from the Provincial Assemblies were to be **elected** by the lower houses through proportional representation, not nominated. The core concept being tested is the specific structural and political provisions of the **Cripps Mission (1942)** regarding India's post-war constitutional framework.