| Consider the following statements regarding the provisions under Mountbatten Plan on 3rd June, 1947. |
| 1. A Boundary Commission would be set up if partition was to be effected. |
| 2. Referendum in NWFP and Sylhet, district of Asom. |
| 3. Punjab and Bengal Legislative Assemblies would meet in two groups; Hindus and Muslims, to vote for partition. |
| 4. Princely states can exist independent or either with the two dominion. |
| Which of the statements given above are correct? |
A) 1 and 2
B) 2, 3 and 4
C) 1, 2 and 3
D) All of these
Correct Answer: C
Solution :
[c] Lord Mountbatten worked out a detailed plan for the transfer of power to the Indian people. The salient features of the Mountbatten plan v" d A Boundary Commission was to define the boundaries of the Hindu and Muslim provinces in the Punjab and Bengal. A referendum in NWFP would decide whether it should join Pakistan or not. Muslim dominated areas may be separated to form a dominion. In that case, such a domination would be constituted by a Partition of Bengal and the Punjab.
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