Question

Which of the following are true of the period between 1946 and 1947 in the context of India?

• A. The Congress lost the provincial election held in 1946.
• B. By March 1947, communal riots had spread across the nation.
• C. The people of the Sylhet province of Assam decided to join West Pakistan.
• D. The Mountbatten Plan was put into action in 1947.

Answer 1

Answer: (B), (D)

The Mountbatten Plan was put into action in 1947.

• Provincial elections were held in July 1946. The Congress won 201 general seats out of 210, and the Muslim League secured 71 out of 78 Muslim-reserved seats.
• Communal riots broke out in India, and resulted in the death of thousands of people. By March 1947, the riots had spread to different parts of India.
• The people of East Bengal and the Sylhet province of Assam had decided to join East Pakistan.
• The Mountbatten Plan was presented in 1947, with Mountbatten stating that partition was inevitable.