Question

Which party was ruling Britain at the time of Indian independence?
A) Labour party
B) Conservative party
C) Liberal party
D) Republican party

Answer 1

Hint:Clement Attlee was the prime minister of Britain when India got independence and his party was the ruling party at the time of Indian independence. Atlee succeeded Churchill, the larger figure in England who was credited with winning the Second World War.

Complete answer:
The contrast was stark,Churchill was voluble and volatile whereas Attlee was shy, uncommunicative and unresponsive. He visited India in 1927-28 as a member of the Simon Commission and developed some understanding of Indian nationalism and the Hindu-Muslim problems prevailing. Attlee became the Prime Minister on 26 July 1945 after the Labour Party won a landslide victory in elections.
As grateful as British population was to Churchill for victory in the War, they knew that a different type of man was needed to rebuild the ravaged economy, deal with rehabilitation of thousands of retrenched soldiers and growing unrest in India and he was successful in managing all the issues.Now let's see the options:-

Labour party- Labour party possessed the principles of a socialist Government and as Clement Attlee was a socialist this the correct option.
Conservative party- Winston Churchill was the Prime Minister from the conservative party and he was defeated by the labour party in the elections by Clement Attlee hence it is not the correct option.
Liberal party- UK only has a two party system which includes the conservative party and the labour party hence it is the incorrect option.
Republican party- Republican party is from the United States of America not from Great Britain thus it is the incorrect option .

Hence the correct answer is option A.

Note: Clement Attlee was of the view that India should be left on its own and British should focus on revamping its own problems.