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BPSC – Combined Competitive Examination · Question 80

Which Act provided for the partition of India into two new dominions – India and Pakistan?

  1. Government of India Act, 1919
  2. Government of India Act, 1935
  3. Indian Independence Act, 1947
  4. None of the above
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Answer: (C) Indian Independence Act, 1947

Explanation

The Indian Independence Act, 1947 (based on the Mountbatten Plan) partitioned British India into two dominions.

  • (A) Incorrect

    Wrong: it introduced dyarchy in provinces.

  • (B) Incorrect

    Wrong: it proposed an all-India federation, not partition.

  • (C) Correct

    Correct: it created the dominions of India and Pakistan from 15 August 1947.

  • (D) Incorrect

    Wrong: option C is correct.