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Lord Mountbatten came to India as the Viceroy along with specific instructions to:

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balkanize the Indian sub-continent

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keep India united if possible

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accept Jinnah's demand for Pakistan

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persuade the Congress to accept partition

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The correct option is B keep India united if possible
For the purpose of taking necessary steps for the transfer of power to the Indians Lord Wavell was recalled and Lord Mountbatten was appointed the new Viceroy of India. Lord Mountbatten assumed the office of the Viceroy and Governor-General in 1947. His immediate task was to restore peace among the two warring sections and keep India united if possible.

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Q. The British government, realising that they lacked the military strength to control the situation, announced early in 1947 that they would leave India no later than June 1948. The idea was to try to shock the Indians into adopting a more responsible attitude. Lord Louis Mountbatten was sent as the new viceroy, and he soon decided that partition was the only way to avoid civil war. He realised that there would probably be bloodshed whatever solution was tried, but felt that partition would produce less violence than if Britain tried to insist on the Muslims remaining part of India. Within six weeks Mountbatten had worked out a plan for dividing the country up and for the British withdrawal. This was accepted by Jinnah and Nehru, although M. K. Gandhi, known as the Mahatma (Great Soul), the other highly respected Congress leader, who believed in non-violence, was still hoping for a united India. Afraid that delay would cause more violence, Mountbatten brought the date for British withdrawal forward to August 1947.

(Source: Norman Lowe, “Mastering Modern World History”)

Statement 1: Lord Mountbatten was India’s last British governor-general.
Statement 2: As per the Indian Independence Act, India was to be partitioned in 1948.

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Q. Lord Mountbatten had held detailed discussions on the approaching partition of India with ____________.

Q. S1: The shift of governance would take place in three stages; this led to tension between Congress and the Muslim League. S2: Lord Mountbatten held talks with Gandhi, Jinnah and other leaders regarding partition of India.
S3: Sir Cyril Radcliffe demarcated the boundaries for India, East and West Pakistan.
Select which statements are true.

Who among the following did Lord Mountbatten replace as the Viceroy of India in 1947?

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