On February 20, 1947, Prime Minister Attlee announced the British Government’s decision

Q. On February 20, 1947, Prime Minister Attlee announced the British Government’s decision to withdraw from India latest by

(a) August 1947

(b) January 1948

(c) June 1948

(d) August 1948

Ans: (c) June 1948

Explanation: On 20 February, 1947, Clement Attlee, the then British Prime Minister, announced in the British Parliament’s House of Commons that the British would leave India by 30 June, 1948.