The partition of India was carried out under the Mountbatten Plan, also known as the June 3 Plan. Lord Mountbatten, the last Viceroy, proposed the division of British India into two independent dominions—India and Pakistan. The plan included the partition of Bengal and Punjab and allowed princely states to choose which dominion to join. It was accepted by both the Congress and the Muslim League. ANSWER: (A) Mountbatten Plan