Consider the following about the Mountbatten Plan and fill in the blank with the correct answer:

The district of Sylhet in Assam had a Muslim-majority population. Through a ____, it would decide whether to join East Bengal or remain in Assam.

Election

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Plebiscite

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Referendum

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Initiative

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Solution

The correct option is C Referendum
The district of Sylhet in Assam had a Muslim-majority population. The Mountbatten Plan proposed a referendum on deciding whether it would join East Bengal or remain in Assam. A referendum is a form of direct democracy in which people vote for a particular matter to show whether they agree with it or not.

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Mountbatten plan, also known as “June 3rd plan”, had which of the following provisions?

1. A boundary commission to be set- up.

2. Congress accepted the plan.

3. A referendum was to be organized in Sylhet region of Assam which was Hindu majority.

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Q. Consider the following statements with reference to Assam Accord:

Which of the above given statements is/are correct?

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