Question

Arrange the following events in chronological order:

1. End of World War
2. Attlee's Announcement
3. Mountbatten Plan
4. Cabinet Mission

Options

• (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)

• (i), (iv), (ii) , and (iii)

• (i), (iv), (iii) and (ii)

• (i), (iii), (ii) and (iv)

Answer 1

(i), (iv), (ii) , and (iii)

Explanation:

 

Here is the correct chronological order of the events:

1. End of World War II (1945): The war ended in 1945, which led to Britain's weakened position.
2. Cabinet Mission (1946): The British government sent the Cabinet Mission to India to discuss the transfer of power.
3. Attlee's Announcement (February 1947): British Prime Minister Clement Attlee announced Britain's decision to grant independence to India.
4. Mountbatten Plan (June 1947): Lord Mountbatten, the last Viceroy of India, proposed the plan for partitioning India and granting independence to India and Pakistan.