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GS History Modern India
Q.

Which of the following provision(s) was/were a part of the ‘June 3rd plan’?

1. A boundary commission was to be set up.

2. Princely states were made free to join either India or Pakistan.

3. A referendum was to be conducted in the Sylhet region of Assam.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

Explanation:

Statement 1 is correct: Mountbatten planned recommended to setting up of a boundary commission if partition was to be effected.

Statement 2 is correct: The Mountbatten plan ruled out independence for the princely states and they were provided the option either to join India or Pakistan.

Statement 3 is correct: The Mountbatten plan recommended Referendum in North West Frontier Province and Sylhet district of Bengal would decide the fate of these areas.

Thus, Option D is Correct

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