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3 June Plan (1947) - British Rule & Colonial Era (1757-1947)
Why did Mountbatten accelerate the transfer of power?
A. To expand British rule
B. To reduce growing disorder and political deadlock
C. To merge India with Burma
D. To postpone partition
Correct Answer: B
Escalating communal violence and administrative uncertainty encouraged an earlier transfer.
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3 June Plan (1947) - British Rule & Colonial Era (1757-1947)
Which date had Attlee earlier set as the latest deadline for transfer of power?
A. June 1948
B. December 1947
C. March 1948
D. August 1949
Correct Answer: A
Attlee's 20 February 1947 statement set June 1948 as the latest deadline; Mountbatten advanced it.
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3 June Plan (1947) - British Rule & Colonial Era (1757-1947)
The plan abandoned the Cabinet Mission's proposal for a:
A. Loose federal union of India
B. Partition of Punjab
C. Referendum in NWFP
D. Separate Pakistan immediately
Correct Answer: A
The Cabinet Mission had tried to preserve a united India through a weak center and provincial groupings.
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3 June Plan (1947) - British Rule & Colonial Era (1757-1947)
Who chaired the boundary commissions formed after the plan?
A. Sir Stafford Cripps
B. Sir Cyril Radcliffe
C. Lord Ismay
D. Lord Linlithgow
Correct Answer: B
Cyril Radcliffe was appointed chairman of both boundary commissions.
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3 June Plan (1947) - British Rule & Colonial Era (1757-1947)
Which boundary commission was created for Punjab?
A. Radcliffe Boundary Commission
B. Hunter Commission
C. Simon Commission
D. Lee Commission
Correct Answer: A
Sir Cyril Radcliffe chaired the boundary commissions for Punjab and Bengal.
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3 June Plan (1947) - British Rule & Colonial Era (1757-1947)
Under the plan, British paramountcy over princely states was to:
A. Continue for ten years
B. Transfer to Pakistan automatically
C. Lapse
D. Transfer to the UN
Correct Answer: C
British paramountcy lapsed, leaving princely states to decide accession in light of geography and other realities.
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3 June Plan (1947) - British Rule & Colonial Era (1757-1947)
The Indian Independence Act received royal assent on:
A. 3 June 1947
B. 18 July 1947
C. 14 August 1947
D. 15 August 1947
Correct Answer: B
The Act received royal assent on 18 July 1947.
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3 June Plan (1947) - British Rule & Colonial Era (1757-1947)
The plan resulted directly in the passage of the:
A. Government of India Act 1935
B. Indian Independence Act 1947
C. Rowlatt Act
D. Pitt's India Act
Correct Answer: B
The Indian Independence Act gave legal effect to partition and independence.
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3 June Plan (1947) - British Rule & Colonial Era (1757-1947)
Which Congress leader broadcast acceptance of the plan on behalf of Congress?
A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. Sardar Patel
C. J.B. Kripalani
D. Mahatma Gandhi
Correct Answer: A
Nehru spoke in the broadcast sequence explaining Congress acceptance.
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3 June Plan (1947) - British Rule & Colonial Era (1757-1947)
Who was the principal Muslim League leader who accepted the plan?
A. Liaquat Ali Khan
B. Muhammad Ali Jinnah
C. A.K. Fazlul Huq
D. Chaudhry Rehmat Ali
Correct Answer: B
Muhammad Ali Jinnah accepted the plan on behalf of the Muslim League.
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3 June Plan (1947) - British Rule & Colonial Era (1757-1947)
A referendum was also proposed for which district concerning Bengal or Assam?
A. Sylhet
B. Gurdaspur
C. Darjeeling
D. Chittagong
Correct Answer: A
Sylhet district in Assam voted on joining East Bengal.
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3 June Plan (1947) - British Rule & Colonial Era (1757-1947)
Which province was to decide accession through a referendum?
A. Sindh
B. North-West Frontier Province
C. Punjab
D. Bengal
Correct Answer: B
A referendum was prescribed for the NWFP to choose between India and Pakistan.
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3 June Plan (1947) - British Rule & Colonial Era (1757-1947)
What mechanism was proposed for deciding the future of Punjab and Bengal?
A. Royal decree only
B. Separate votes by Muslim- and non-Muslim-majority sections of assemblies
C. Direct election in Britain
D. Decision by the UN
Correct Answer: B
The provincial assemblies were divided into sections to vote on partition.
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3 June Plan (1947) - British Rule & Colonial Era (1757-1947)
Which provinces were to be partitioned under the plan?
A. Sindh and NWFP
B. Punjab and Bengal
C. Bombay and Madras
D. Assam and Bihar
Correct Answer: B
Punjab and Bengal were to be divided if their assemblies voted for partition.
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3 June Plan (1947) - British Rule & Colonial Era (1757-1947)
Which two major political parties accepted the plan?
A. Congress and Muslim League
B. Unionist Party and Khaksars
C. Communist Party and Congress
D. Muslim League and Unionist Party only
Correct Answer: A
Both the Indian National Congress and All-India Muslim League accepted it, though with different reservations.
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3 June Plan (1947) - British Rule & Colonial Era (1757-1947)
The central purpose of the 3 June Plan was to:
A. Create a unitary India
B. Delay independence indefinitely
C. Transfer power and partition British India
D. Restore the Mughal Empire
Correct Answer: C
It provided the practical framework for partition and an accelerated transfer of power.
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3 June Plan (1947) - British Rule & Colonial Era (1757-1947)
Which British prime minister's government approved the plan?
A. Winston Churchill
B. Neville Chamberlain
C. Clement Attlee
D. Anthony Eden
Correct Answer: C
The Labour government of Prime Minister Clement Attlee approved the transfer-of-power plan.
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3 June Plan (1947) - British Rule & Colonial Era (1757-1947)
On what date was the partition plan publicly announced?
A. 3 June 1947
B. 14 August 1947
C. 18 July 1947
D. 16 May 1946
Correct Answer: A
The British government announced the plan on 3 June 1947.
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3 June Plan (1947) - British Rule & Colonial Era (1757-1947)
The 3 June Plan is also commonly known as the:
A. Cabinet Mission Plan
B. Mountbatten Plan
C. Cripps Plan
D. Wavell Plan
Correct Answer: B
It is widely called the Mountbatten Plan after Viceroy Lord Mountbatten.
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3 June Plan (1947) - British Rule & Colonial Era (1757-1947)
Who announced the 3 June Plan of 1947?
A. Lord Wavell
B. Lord Mountbatten
C. Clement Attlee
D. Stafford Cripps
Correct Answer: B
The plan was announced by Lord Louis Mountbatten, the last Viceroy of British India.