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Event Mountbatten Plan
Asked 2 times across 2 UPSC exams, peaking in 2023.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 1 of 2 PYQs
- Most asked in 2023
- Recurs across 1 years (2023–2023)
Across exams
CSE · 1CBI · 1How the concept evolved
Long-running — most appearances (1 of 2) predate 2016, and it still returns.
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Sample questions
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CBI2023
Which of the following statements about the Mountbatten Plan is/are correct?
- The elections to the Constituent Assembly were held in 1946 under the Mountbatten Plan
- The Muslim League's demand for a separate Constituent Assembly was conceded in the Mountbatten Plan
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
- A 1 only
- B 2 only ✓
- C Both 1 and 2
- D Neither 1 nor 2
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Polity & Governance › Constitutional Framework
CSE
Which of the following was mainly responsible for the transfer of power by the British to India on August 15, 1947?
- A Cabinet Mission Plan
- B Attlee Declaration
- C Simon Commission Plan
- D Mountbatten Declaration ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
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