Question

After the end of the second world war, there was a change of government in Britain. The _____________ were replaced by the ___________ party, many of them supported the Congress demands.

• A. Conservatives, Labour
• B. Communists, Conservative
• C. Democrats, Republican
• D. Republican, Socialist

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

Conservatives, Labour

After the end of the second world war, Conservative government was replaced by Labour government in Britain. The Labour government in Britain was committed to independence for India. It sent a mission in 1946 for the preparation of independence. It also appointed a new Viceroy Lord Mountbatten to take over from Lord Wavell who had failed to get the Indian parties to agree on any plan. In June 1947, Mountbatten announced that Independence would come at Midnight on 14 August 1947.