History & Civics
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.
- (B) contradicts (A)
- (B) is the reason for (A)
- (A) is true but (B) is false
- (A) and (B) are independent of each other
Related Questions
What was the immediate impact of the given incident?
- Appointment of Lord Mountbatten as the first Governor-General of independent India
- Appointment of J.L. Nehru as the first Prime Minister of Sovereign, Socialist Republic of India
- Appointment of J.L. Nehru as the first Prime Minister of Dominion of India.
- Either (2) or (3)
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.
- P and Q
- Q and R
- P and R
- Q and S
Why was the Cabinet Mission sent to India?
Give two reasons for change in the British attitude after 1942.