Question

Lord Mountbatten had held detailed discussions on the approaching partition of India with _______________.
A. Mohammad Ali Jinnah
B. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Mahatma Gandhi
D. All of the above

Answer 1

Hint: Lord Mountbatten was a British Royal Navy officer, Prince Philip's uncle, Duke of Edinburgh, and his second cousin were removed from Queen Elizabeth II. During World War II, he was the Commander-in-Chief of the Allies, the South East Asia Command. He was the last Viceroy of India and the first general governor of independent India.

Complete answer:
So, Mountbatten was the fourth child of Prince Louis of Battenberg, followed by the Marquess of Milford Haven, and his wife, Princess Victoria of Hesse-Darmstadt, a granddaughter of British Queen Victoria. He entered the Royal Navy in \[1913\] and held various maritime assignments before becoming assistant to the de-camp of Prince of Wales (\[1921\]). In \[1922\] he married Edwina Ashley (who died in \[1960\]in North Borneo while on tour as superintendent-in-chief of the St John Ambulance Brigade). In \[1932\]he was promoted to captain and the following year qualified to translate into French and German. Controlling the destroyer Kelly and the fifth destroyer flotilla in the outbreak of World War II, he was appointed commander of aircraft carriers in \[1941\]. In April \[1942\] he was appointed director of corporate operations and served as vice-admiral and de facto member of the line of foremen.
After holding talks with Congress and members of League viz. UM A Jinnah, Jawaharlal Nehru, Gandhi, Sardar Patel, Maulana Azad, etc. Lord Mountbatten announced the plan on \[June{\text{ }}3,{\text{ }}1947\]. Under this plan, the British would hand over power to the next two powers - Congress and the Muslim League. The Bill was passed as the Indian Independence Act of\[1947\].on \[August{\text{ }}15,{\text{ }}1947\], India gained independence, and Pakistan was created as the new Dominion on \[August{\text{ }}14,{\text{ }}1947\].

Hence, the correct answer is option (D).

Note:The IRA committed the killing of Mountbatten, saying at the time that "the bombing was a racist act to bring to the people of England the continuation of our country". Mountbatten was killed in \[1979\] by terrorists from the Provincial Irish Republican Army who planted a bomb on his boat.