History & Civics
Why did the Congress accept the Mountbatten Plan?
India Independence
16 Likes
Answer
The Congress finally accepted the Mountbatten Plan because of the following reasons-
- The large-scale communal riots that engulfed the whole country convinced all that the only solution to the communal problem lay in the Partition of India.
- The League had joined the Interim Government to obstruct and not to cooperate. Experience of working with the League had convinced the Congress that it could not have a joint administration with the League.
- The only alternative to Partition was a Federation with a weak Centre. A smaller India with a strong central authority was better than a bigger State with weak Centre.
- Any further continuation of British rule would mean a greater calamity for India. The British were instigating the rulers of the Indian States to remain independent. Hence, partition was the price for immediate independence.
- The leaders felt that further delay in the transfer of power could find India in the midst of a Civil War.
- The leaders felt that Partition would rid the Constitution of separate electorates and other undemocratic procedures. India could then evolve as a truly secular and democratic polity.
Answered By
8 Likes
Related Questions
With reference to the newspaper article answer the questions that follow:
(a) Which Plan is referred to in the given newspaper article? State any two features of this Plan.
(b) How was the Plan supposed to solve the communal problem existing in India?
(c) Why did the Congress accept the Plan? State three reasons to justify its acceptance.
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
Which of these statements regarding the status of Princely States are INCORRECT with reference to the Mountbatten Plan?
- Princely states would receive the choice to be independent or join the Indian Union.
- All existing treaties with the princely states would end.
- A plebiscite will be held for all states.
- Freedom to associate with any dominion.
The acronym 'NWFP' stands for
- North West Frontier Parliament
- North-Western Forum Province
- North-West Far Province
- North-West Frontier Province