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
Under which plan was the partition of India and Pakistan carried out? (A) Mountbatten Plan (B) Chelmsford Plan (C) Cripps Plan (D) Wavell Plan
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By mid-1947, communal violence and political deadlock made a unified India impossible. Lord Mountbatten accelerated the transfer of power and presented his plan on June 3, 1947. It mandated the creation of two separate constituent assemblies and a boundary commission (led by Cyril Radcliffe) to demarcate the borders. The plan effectively brought forward the date of independence from June 1948 to August 1947. This hasty departure and the resulting partition triggered one of the largest and most violent human migrations in history, permanently altering the South Asian landscape.