Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Modern History and the Freedom Struggle

Consider the following characteristics of a constitutional proposal formulated in 1947:

  • Power was to be transferred to individual provinces or to a confederation formed before the transfer.
  • Punjab and Bengal could vote upon the partition of their respective provinces.
  • The resulting units and princely states could join India, join Pakistan or remain separate.
  • The proposal was abandoned following a strong reaction from Jawaharlal Nehru.

Which one of the following is being described?

  1. Cabinet Mission Plan
  2. Plan Balkan
  3. Mountbatten Plan
  4. Indian Independence Act
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