“Mountbatten Plan” regarding the partition of India was officially declared on:

by

A. 3rd June 1947
B. 14th November 1948
C. 17th April 1949
D. None of these

  • The Mountbatten Plan was announced on 3rd June 1947 and proposed the partition of British India into two independent dominions: India and Pakistan.
  • It allowed provinces like Punjab and Bengal to be divided based on religious majority, and princely states were given the choice to join either country or remain independent.
  • The plan led to the Indian Independence Act of 1947, which came into effect on 15th August 1947, ending British rule in India.