Multiple choice

Who was the Prime Minister of England when India got Independence?

  1. Earl Mounrbatten

  2. Winston Churchill

  3. Lord Attlee

  4. None of these
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Lord Clement Attlee was the Prime Minister of England when India gained independence in August 1947. Attlee's Labour government (1945-1951) supported decolonization and passed the Indian Independence Act 1947, which partitioned India and created Pakistan.

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