Question

a) Who was lord mountbatten? Give any 4 provinces under mountbatten plan.

b) Explain the revolutionary movement and explain its contribution to Indian Independence..​

Answer 1

Answer:

On June 3, 1947, Lord Mountbatten put forward his plan which outlined the steps for the solution of India’s political problem. The main purpose of the Mountbatten Plan was the partition of India and the speedy transfer of responsibility, initially in the form of Dominion Status

1. India to be divided into India and Pakistan.
2. Bengal and Punjab will be partitioned and a referendum in NEFP (North-East Frontier Province) and Sylhet district of Assam would be held.
3. There would be a separate constituent assembly for Pakistan to frame its constitution.
4. The Princely states would enjoy the liberty to join either India or Pakistan or ever remain independent.
5. The British Government passed the Indian Independence Act of 1947 in July 1947, which contained the major provisions put forward by the Mountbatten plan.

b)   Though the Indian freedom struggle post-1857 was largely free of violence, there was a revolutionary movement also aimed at winning India independence involving a lot of young Indian men and women. They believed that only an armed struggle against the government would deliver India from British rule. They employed violent means. They were mainly crushed by the British authorities but they were successful in inspiring many Indians towards the freedom struggle. Their stories of heroism and sacrifice for the motherland motivated and continues to motivate people to live and die for the country.