INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Indian Independence Act 1947 (1947, Chapter 30, 10 and 11; Geo 6) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that partitioned British India into the two new independent dominions of India and Pakistan.

Detailed explanation-2: -What happened? The Indian Independence Act, 1947 received the royal assent and entered into force on 18th July 1947. This Act put into action the Mountbatten Plan for the independence and partition of India.

Detailed explanation-3: -Independence Day in India occurs on August 15 of every year. It celebrates the date in 1947 when the Indian Independence Act came into effect, which established India and Pakistan as separate countries, no longer under British imperialist rule. (In Pakistan, Independence Day is celebrated on August 14th.)

Detailed explanation-4: -The Indian Independence Act was passed by the British parliament in 1947. It effectively ended British rule over India. The country was partitioned into India and Pakistan (east and west). The act also repealed the use of the title ‘Emperor of India’ by the British Crown.