Question

Who was the last viceroy of British India?
a. Lord Mountbatten
b. Lord irwin
c. Robert clive
d. C rajagopalachari

Answer 1

Hint: One of the provisions of the Indian Independence Act of 1947 stated that after the partition of India, two independent states viz. India and Pakistan will be established and the provinces of East Bengal, Western Punjab, Sindh and North-West Frontier Province will join Pakistan.

Complete solution:
Lord Mountbatten was the last Viceroy of the British Indian Empire and the first Governor-General of independent India.

 The formula of 'independence with a partition in India' was almost accepted by Indian leaders before Lord Mountbatten became Viceroy in place of Lord Wavell. On 3 June Mountbatten presented a plan for the transfer of power with the partition of India. It is also known as 'Janbatan Yojana' along with 'Mountbatten Scheme'. Highlights: The main points of the Mountbatten Plan were as follows:

A separate meeting of the members of the Provincial Legislative Assembly of Hindu and Muslim majority districts in Punjab and Bengal should be called and if any party wishes to divide the province, it will be divided.
 In the event of a partition, two Dominions and two Constituent Assembly will be formed. Sindh will take its own decision in this regard. In North-West Frontier Province and Assam's Sylhet district, a referendum will determine which part of India they want to live with.

In the plan, Congress tried to fulfil India's demand for unity more and more. As such Indian princely states cannot be given the option to remain independent, they will have to join either in India or in Pakistan. Bengal was refused independence.

Hence, the correct answer is option a.

Note:
The Mountbatten plan was accepted by both the Congress and the Muslim League and India was divided into two Dominions, India and Pakistan. This plan fulfilled the Muslim League's demand for the creation of the much-awaited Pakistan, while the plan also took care of the Congress's demand that the geographical area of ​​Pakistan should be as small as possible.