Question

Mention two causes of the Mountbatten Plan.​

Answer 1

Mountbatten Plan, also known as the June 3 plan was prepared by Lord Mountbatten during the partition of India for speedy transfer of responsibility to the dominions. Its main features were as below:

1. It divided India into 2 dominions-one representing the Muslim majority districts and the other the rest of the provinces.

2. All the treaties with the Princely States would come to an end and they would be free to associate themselves with either of the Dominions or to remain independent.

Answer 2

To form a separate country in Muslim majority area as per the Muslim wish. To divide Bengal and punjab.To conduct the refrerenfum to determine whether to add North west province to Pakistan or not.