ICSE-X-History

11: Independence and Partition of India

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    When did Lord Mountbatten assume his office? What was his immediate task?
    Ans : Lord Mountbatten assumed the office of the Viceroy and Governor- General on 3rd June 1947. His immediate task was to restore peace among the two warring sections - the Congress and the League - both in his Executive Council, and in the country at large.