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The passing of the Indian Independence Act of 1947 led to:
The complete integration of all princely states into India.
The establishment of a unified and undivided India.
The partition of British India into India and Pakistan.
The continuation of British rule under a constitutional monarchy.
The partition of British India into India and Pakistan.
The Indian Independence Act 1947, based on the Mountbatten Plan, formally provided for the creation of two independent dominions, India and Pakistan, from August 15, 1947. It terminated British suzerainty over the princely states and allowed them the option to accede to either dominion or remain independent.
The Indian Independence Act 1947, based on the Mountbatten Plan, formally provided for the creation of two independent dominions, India and Pakistan, from August 15, 1947. It terminated British suzerainty over the princely states and allowed them the option to accede to either dominion or remain independent.
The Act derived its legislative authority from the British Parliament and ended the office of the Viceroy, replacing it with a Governor-General for each dominion.
The Bill was introduced in the British Parliament on July 4, 1947, and received Royal Assent on July 18, 1947.
It partitioned the provinces of Bengal and Punjab between the two new dominions.
The Act empowered the Constituent Assemblies of the two dominions to frame their own Constitutions.
The Act abolished the title of Emperor of India from the titles of the British monarch.
Option A is incorrect because princely states were given the choice to join either India or Pakistan, and integration was a subsequent complex process led by Sardar Patel.
Option B is incorrect as the Act specifically mandated the partition of the subcontinent.
Option D is incorrect because the Act ended British paramountcy and granted full legislative sovereignty to the two dominions.
C is correct тАФ The Indian Independence Act of 1947 legally sanctioned the partition of British India into the two independent sovereign dominions of India and Pakistan.
Connect this historical event with the Integration of Princely States chapter, specifically the role of the States Department created in June 1947 and the Instrument of Accession.
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