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The “Break down plan” in 1946 for transfer of power to India had been proposed by

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. Winston Churchill
  2. Viceroy Lord Wavell
  3. Lord Mountbatten
  4. Clement Attlee

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: Viceroy Lord Wavell

Explanation: ✅ Correct Answer: B) Viceroy Lord Wavell 📚 Explanation: Lord Wavell, the Viceroy of India from 1943 to 1947, proposed the "Breakdown Plan" to the British government as a strategy for a phased withdrawal from India. He suggested that if a political agreement between Congress and the League was not reached, the British should withdraw by provinces. This plan was eventually rejected in favor of the Mountbatten Plan.