INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

MISCELLENOUS QUESTIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The British Government decided and declared to leave India by June 1948 in
A
April 1947A.D.
B
June 1947 A.D.
C
1946A.D.
D
February 1947A.D.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -On 20 February, 1947, Clement Attlee, the then British Prime Minister, announced in the British Parliament’s House of Commons that the British would leave India by 30 June, 1948.

Detailed explanation-2: -Detailed Solution. The Correct Answer is June 30, 1948. Clement Attlee, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, declared on 20 February 1947 that India would be granted “absolute self-government” by June 30, 1948.

Detailed explanation-3: -World War II had severely damaged the British Empire in terms of economy. To cut their losses they were forced to relinquish many of their colonies.

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