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Zorluk: KolayConstitutional Developments, Transfer of Power, and Partition of India

Which plan, announced on June 3, 1947, laid down the formal framework for the partition of British India into the two independent dominions of India and Pakistan?

  1. The Mountbatten PlanCevap
  2. B
    The Cabinet Mission Plan
  3. C
    The Wavell Plan
  4. D
    The Cripps Mission

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The Mountbatten Plan announced on June 3, 1947, provided the concrete framework for partitioning British India and transferring power to India and Pakistan.
The Mountbatten Plan, presented on June 3, 1947, outlined the procedural steps for partitioning Punjab and Bengal, holding referendums, and granting independence to India and Pakistan on August 15, 1947.

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1
Identify the historical event taking place on June 3, 1947.
Lord Mountbatten presented the partition and transfer of power scheme on this date.
The plan is officially remembered as the June 3 Plan or Mountbatten Plan.
2
Distinguish the June 3 Plan from earlier constitutional missions.
Unlike the 1946 Cabinet Mission which aimed to keep India united, the Mountbatten Plan accepted partition as inevitable.
This proposal directly led to the enactment of the Indian Independence Act of 1947.

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Mountbatten Plan (June 3, 1947)
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Constitutional Developments, Transfer of Power, and Partition of India