alleryWho announced the partition of British India on 3 June 1947?
ALouis Mountbatten
BStafford Cripps
CLord Wavell
DLord Linlithgow
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Louis Mountbatten
1. The last Governor-General of British India made the announcement.
2. This was Viscount Louis Mountbatten.
3. Cripps, Irwin and Linlithgow held office earlier.
_Source: Wikipedia, Indian independence movement, Sovereignty and partition of India_
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