Category 25 · Modern History

Independence With Partition

4 micro topics in Modern History for UPSC Prelims, in book order: Attlee's Statement of 20 February 1947; Mountbatten Plan of 3 June 1947; and 2 more.

1. 25.1

   Attlee's Statement of 20 February 1947

   On 20 February 1947 British Prime Minister Clement Attlee told the House of Commons that Britain would leave the Indian subcontinent by 30 June 1948, even if Indian politicians had not agreed on a constitution, and…

2. 25.2

   Mountbatten Plan of 3 June 1947

   The Mountbatten Plan of 3 June 1947 offered immediate transfer of power on the basis of dominion status, an idea suggested by V.P. Menon. The Punjab and Bengal assemblies would vote on partition, Sindh would decide…

3. 25.3

   Why Congress Accepted Partition

   The Congress accepted partition because it saw it as inevitable: it had failed to draw the Muslim masses into the national movement, communal violence could be stopped only by an immediate transfer of power, and the…

4. 25.4

   Plan Balkan and the Integration Problem at Withdrawal

   Plan Balkan was Mountbatten's plan of March to May 1947 to transfer power to separate provinces, with Punjab and Bengal able to vote on partition and the princely states free to join India or Pakistan or…

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Frequently asked questions

Which topics are in Independence With Partition?

Independence With Partition has 4 micro topics in Modern History: Attlee's Statement of 20 February 1947; Mountbatten Plan of 3 June 1947; Why Congress Accepted Partition; Plan Balkan and the Integration Problem at Withdrawal.

Is Independence With Partition important for UPSC Prelims?

Independence With Partition is a part of the UPSC Prelims Modern History syllabus map on MaargX UPSC. Each of its 4 published topics has key terms, a Mains angle and practice questions.