Question

The provinces of Punjab and Bengal were to be divided between India and Pakistan. Which one of the following plans proposed this division?

Options

• The Mountbatten Plan

• The Cabinet Mission Plan

• The Cripps Mission Plan

• The August Offer’

Answer 1

The Mountbatten Plan

Explanation:

Lord Mountbatten, India’s final Viceroy, proposed the Mountbatten Plan in 1947. The plan divided Punjab and Bengal based on religious demographics, with Muslim-majority areas in Pakistan and Hindu/Sikh-majority areas in India.