Multiple choice

Who was the Prime Minster of U.K. at the time of India's independence?

  1. Winston Churchill

  2. Clement Attlee

  3. Lord Mountabatten

  4. Ramsay Mac Donald

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B Correct answer
Explanation

India gained independence in August 1947. Winston Churchill was the British PM during most of WWII but lost the 1945 general election to Clement Attlee, who became Prime Minister and oversaw India's independence process. Lord Mountbatten was the last Viceroy of India, not the Prime Minister.

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