Which Act provided for the partition of India into two new dominions -India and Pakistan?
- AGovt. of India Act, 1919
- BGovt. of India Act, 1935
- CIndian Independence Act, 1947
- DNone of the above
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Correct answer: (c) Indian Independence Act, 1947
Explanation
The Indian Independence Act, 1947, passed by the British Parliament, formally approved the partition of British India and provided the legal basis for the creation of two new independent dominions/states—India and Pakistan. This Act received Royal Assent on 18 July 1947, and it provided that from 15 August 1947 the two independent dominions/states India and Pakistan would come into existence.