Multiple choice

Lord Mountbatten arrived in India on 22nd March 1947 as the new Viceroy in the place of Lord Wavell to finalise the process of the transfer of power. His first act was to invite Gandhiji to meet him in that connection. When did Gandhiji meet him for the first time?

  1. April 15, 1947

  2. March 31, 1947

  3. August 25, 1947

  4. June 2, 1947
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Explanation

Lord Mountbatten arrived as Viceroy on March 22, 1947, and Gandhiji first met him on March 31, 1947, to discuss the partition plan. Gandhi was initially skeptical of Mountbatten's partition proposals. June 2, 1947 was when the partition plan was officially announced, and August 1947 relates to independence.

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