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The 'Mountbatten Plan' of June 3, 1947, was primarily concerned with?

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

Answer options

  1. The introduction of the 1935 Act
  2. The procedure for the transfer of power and partition
  3. The suppression of the Quit India Movement
  4. The formation of the Interim Government

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: The procedure for the transfer of power and partition

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: B) The procedure for the transfer of power and partition šŸ“š Explanation: Lord Mountbatten, the last Viceroy of India, proposed this plan to resolve the political deadlock between the Congress and the Muslim League. It accepted the principle of partition and set an earlier date for the British withdrawal from India (August 15, 1947). The plan was subsequently translated into legal form through the Indian Independence Act, 1947.