Which of the following was not one of the clauses of the Indian Independence Act of 1947?

1. All treaties made with the British would lapse
2. The army and its assets would belong only to India
3. The Constituent Assemblies would serve as Central Legislatures
4. The Princely States were free to associate themselves with either Dominion

In the question given below, there are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read the statements and choose the correct option.

1. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are correct and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
2. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are correct but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
3. Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.
4. Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.

Assertion (A) : The Congress accepted Partition with heavy heart and bitterness.

Reason (R) : Large scale violence, riots and fear of a civil war led Congress leaders to accept Partition.

Identify the main provisions of the Indian Independence Act of 1947.

P : Establishment of two independent Dominions of India and Pakistan on August 15, 1947.

Q : The office of the Governor-General for each Dominion was to end forthwith and to be replaced by separate viceroys for each one of them.

R : The British Government would transfer all their powers to the Constituent Assemblies of India and Pakistan.

S : The Constituent Assembly of each Dominion shall elect new central legislatures.

1. P and Q
2. Q and R
3. P and R
4. Q and S

Read the two statements given below about the Mountbatten Plan and select the option that shows the correct relationship between (A) and (B).

(A) The country would be divided into two Dominions of India and Pakistan.

(B) Princely states would have the option to join either of the two Dominions.

1. (B) contradicts (A)
2. (B) is the reason for (A)
3. (A) is true but (B) is false
4. (A) and (B) are independent of each other