Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Modern History and the Freedom Struggle

Which one of the following correctly describes the constitutional contingency announced in Attlee’s Statement of February 20, 1947?

  1. Power would be transferred only to a unified central government after every major political party accepted a common constitution.
  2. Power could be relinquished to a central government or, in some areas, to the existing provincial governments if the Constituent Assembly was not fully representative.
  3. British obligations towards the princely states would be transferred automatically to the successor government of British India.
  4. Wavell would remain Viceroy until the constitutional negotiations were completed or the withdrawal deadline expired.
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