Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

  1. In February 1947, the British Prime Minister Winston Churchill declared that the British would leave India by the end of June 1948, transferring the power to responsible Indian hands.
  2. On 3rd June, 1947 Lord Mountbatten put forth the partition plan which was accepted by the Congress and the Muslim League.

  1. Only 1

  2. Only 2

  3. Both of these

  4. Neither of these
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Statement 1 is incorrect: In February 1947, the British Prime Minister Clement Atlee declared that the British would leave India by the end of June 1948, transferring the power to responsible Indian hands. Statement 2 is perfectly correct: On 3rd June, 1947 Lord Mountbatten put forth the partition plan, known as the Mountbatten Plan, which was accepted by the Congress and the Muslim League.

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