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Rewrite the statements by choosing the appropriate options.

The plan of creation of two independent nations, India and Pakistan, was made by ________ .

The plan of creation of two independent nations, India and Pakistan, was made by Lord Mountbatten.


Explanation: Lord Mountbatten was declared as the Viceroy of India with the sole mission that he would oversee the separation of India from British dominion. After much discussions with both the leaders of the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League, Mountbatten came up with the plan to create the two separate independent nations of India and Pakistan based on religious beliefs and majority.

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