Multiple choice general knowledge history

When Viscount Lord Mountbatten of Burma, the last British Governor-General of India, announced the partitioning of the British Indian Empire into India and Pakistan

  1. 5 June 1947

  2. 3 June 1947

  3. 14 Jul 1947

  4. 3 Aug 1947
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Explanation

The 3 June Plan, announced by Lord Mountbatten, formally detailed the partition of British India into two dominions - India and Pakistan. This plan outlined the boundaries and governance structure before actual independence on 15 August 1947. Other dates are significant but mark different events (5 June was near the plan's preparation, 14 July and 3 August are not partition announcement dates).

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