Q. Which of the following was/were the features of Indian Independence Act of 1947?
1.It ended the British rule in India and declared India as an independent and sovereign state.
2.It provided for the partition of India and creation of two independent dominions of India and Pakistan.
3.It abolished the office of Viceroy.
Choose the correct answer from below given codes:
Answer: D
Notes:
Explanation: on June 3, 1947, the British Government made it clear that any Constitution framed by the Constituent Assembly of India (formed in 1946) cannot apply to those parts of the country which were unwilling to accept it.
- On the same day (June 3, 1947), Lord Mountbatten, the Viceroy of India, put forth the partition plan, known as the Mountbatten Plan.
- The plan was accepted by the Congress and the Muslim League. Immediate effect was given to the plan by enacting the Indian Independence Act (1947).
- It ended the British rule in India and declared India as an independent and sovereign state from August 15, 1947.
- It provided for the partition of India and creation of two independent dominions of India and Pakistan with the right to secede from the British Commonwealth.
- It abolished the office of Viceroy and provided, for each dominion, a governor general, who was to be appointed by the British King on the advice of the dominion cabinet.
Source: Laxmikanth’s Polity
