The August Offer (1940) was aimed at?

Inviting a certain number of Indian representatives to join Viceroy’s Executive Council

Resolving Hindu-Muslim differences

Offering autonomy to provinces

Offering greater shares to Indians in services

The August Offer was made by Viceroy Lord Linlithgow in 1940

It an attempt to secure Indian support for the British war effort during World War II

It did not offer complete independence or resolve Hindu-Muslim differences — hence, option (a) is correct.