Question

Question 8
Mountbatten's Plan was to divide India but to retain maximum unity. In the light of the statement, answer the
following:

a. What was the position of His Majesty's government in the new set-up in India?

Answer 1

After assessing the situation in India, Mountbatten realized that since it was difficult to solve the deadlock between the Congress and the League and the Cabinet Mission Plan was unworkable and that the partition of India was inevitable and the only option.

Answer 2

Answer:

to divide india but to retain maximum unity