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Question
With reference to the picture given answer the following:
(i) Identify the Viceroy in the picture.
(ii) Why was he sent to India?
Solution
(i) Lord Mountbatten.
(ii) Lord Clement Atlee sent Lord Mountbatten as the Viceroy of India to resolve the communal violence in India. He was given powers to negotiate with the leaders of different communities and help the two major parties, that is, the Indian National Congress and The Muslim League, reach an agreement.
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