Explanation

• Announced by: Lord Louis Mountbatten
• Position: Last Viceroy of British India
• Date: 3 June 1947
• Purpose: Partition of British India
• Outcome: Creation of India and Pakistan

Last verified on 16-05-2026

Explanation

Explanation

• Lord Dalhousie took over as Governor General in 1848.
• 'Doctrine of Lapse' was also formulated by Lord Dalhousie.
• The Doctrine of Lapse was first applied in the year 1848 to the State of Satra.
• The Doctrine of Lapse was introduced by Lord Dalhousie (1848-1856) in the year 1848.

Last verified on 01-05-2026

Explanation

• The famous August Offer was made by the Viceroy named Lord Linlithgow
• Victor Alexander John Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow
• Purpose: To secure Indian cooperation in World War II.
• Date: August 8, 1940.

Last question by NA on 26 April 2026

Explanation

• The Radcliffe Award was published on August 17, 1947.
• It was the result of the partition plan
• Announced by Lord Mountbatten 
• It outlined the boundary division between India and Pakistan.
• It divided Punjab and Bengal based on religious majorities
• It was named after Sir Cyril Radcliffe, who chaired the boundary commission.

Last question by NA on 26 April 2026

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• After World War II ended in 1945, Lord Wavell, then Viceroy of India, convened the Simla Conference on 24 June 1945.
  • The purpose was to discuss forming an interim government in India before independence.
  • Leaders from Congress and Muslim League attended to negotiate power-sharing.

Last verified on 06-03-2026

Explanation

• Last Viceroy of India: Lord Mountbatten in 1947

Additional information:

• First Viceroy of India: Lord Canning in 1858
• First Governor of Bengal: Robert Clive
• First Governor-General of Bengal: Warren Hastings (1772-1785)
• First Governor-General of India: William Bentinck in 1833

Last verified on 16-01-2026

Explanation

• First Viceroy of India: Lord Canning in 1858
• Last Viceroy of India: Lord Mountbatten in 1947
• First Governor of Bengal: Robert Clive
• First Governor-General of Bengal: Warren Hastings (1772-1785)
• First Governor-General of India: William Bentinck in 1833

Explanation

• The Partition of Bengal was announced by Lord Curzon on 20 July 1905.
• It came into force on 16 October 1905.
• The Hindu community and the Indian National Congress strongly opposed it.
• In December 1911, King George V announced the revocation of the partition at his Coronation Durbar in Delhi.

Explanation

On 3 June 1947 Lord Mountbatten announced the partition plan.

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The 3rd June 1947 Plan was also known as the Mountbatten Plan.

The 3rd June Plan announced the partition of British India into 2 states:

• India
• Pakistan

Punjab and Bengal were divided in the 3rd June Plan.

The third June Plan was worked out by Lord Mountbatten.

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