GK
INDIAN HISTORY
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Question
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Under the Mountbatten Plan of 1947 the people of ____ were given the right to decide through a plebiscite whether they wished to join Pakistan or India.
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Assam
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Punjab
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Bengal
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N.W.F.P and the Sylhet district of Assam
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -According to the Mountbatten plan, people in Punjab and Bengal legislative assemblies would meet and vote for partition. Sindh was to take its own decision. The North West Frontier Province and Sylhet district of Assam were to have a referendum. The plan also stated that India would be independent by 15th August, 1947.
Detailed explanation-2: -On 3 June 1947, the Mountbatten Plan was announced. It came into effect after the Indian Independence Act was passed on 18 July 1947 by the British Parliament. The Act abolished the sovereignty of the British Parliament over India.
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