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Independence plan of 1947: Province with a plebiscite. Under the Mountbatten Plan (June 1947), people of which region were given the right to decide via plebiscite whether to join India or Pakistan? Choose the correct region.

Difficulty: Medium

North-West Frontier Province (NWFP)
Punjab (entire province)
Bengal (entire province)
Sylhet in Assam

Correct Answer: North-West Frontier Province (NWFP)

Explanation:

Given
Identify which region had a plebiscite under the Mountbatten Plan.

Concept/Approach
The Plan provided for a plebiscite in NWFP to choose between India and Pakistan. (Note: Sylhet held a separate referendum to decide whether to remain with Assam/India or join East Bengal—Pakistan.)

Final Answer
North-West Frontier Province (NWFP).

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