Question

The British Government decided and declared to leave India by June, 1948 in :

• A. May, 1946
• B. February, 1947
• C. April, 1947
• D. June, 1947

Answer 1

Answer:

B. February, 1947

• Prime Minister of Britain Attlee declared in the House of Commons on February, 20, 1947 that British will leave India before June, 1948, after transferring power to liable people.

• Attlee appointed Lord Mountbatten as the Viceroy of India in place of Wavell. Mountbatten initiated the efforts of power transfer in March, 1947.