Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Modern History and the Freedom Struggle

Consider the following pairs:

Political or constitutional measure Associated provision
1. Attlee’s Statement June 30, 1948 fixed as the deadline for transferring power
2. Mountbatten Plan Referendums to determine the future of the NWFP and Sylhet
3. Indian Independence Act Transitional government under the Government of India Act, 1935
4. Plan Balkan Units formed from provinces and princely states could join India or Pakistan or remain separate

How many of the above pairs are correctly matched?

  1. Only one
  2. Only two
  3. Only three
  4. All four
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