Question

Why was Mountbatten's Plan finally accepted by Congress?

Answer 1

Hint
In May 1947, Lord Mountbatten (the last viceroy of India) suggested a proposal according to which provinces should be declared independent successor states with the right to choose whether or not to join the constituent assembly.

Complete answer:
Also known as the Mountbatten Scheme was the 3 June 1947 Plan. A programme, announced on 3 June 1947, was proposed by the British government that included these principles:

> The British Government approved the idea of the partition of British India
> Dominion status will be granted to successor governments
> Autonomy for all nations and sovereignty
> They will build their own constitution.
> The right to either enter Pakistan or India was granted to the Princely States
> Provinces, other than Pakistan or India, may become separate countries

The Mountbatten proposal was approved by Congress for the following reasons:

> The Muslim League had previously obstructed the Transitional government's smooth functioning. So it was hard for Congress to recognize it as an ally of the government.
> It was safer to have a smaller India with a powerful central authority than a bigger state with a weak core.
> Large-scale communal disturbances and loss of life and property have clearly demonstrated that if the partition is completed, even more violence will occur.
> Any further delay in the transition of power could lead to civil war in India, as the British instigated independence for the rulers of the indigenous states.

Therefore the correct answer is B

Note
There was a great deal of violence due to the adoption of the Mountbatten scheme, and many Muslims fled to Pakistan from what would become India, and Hindus and Sikhs fled to India from what would become Pakistan. In order to escape violence and move to their new country, many people have left behind all their belongings and property. This eventually contributed to the country's division into India and Pakistan.