Question

Who was the Prime Minister of England when India became independent?
1. Clement Attlee
2. Winston Churchill
3. Anthony Inden
4. Harold Wilson

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : Clement Attlee

The correct answer is Clement Attlee.

• Clement Attlee was the Prime Minister of Britain at the time of Independence of India.
• Clement Attlee was the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
  • He served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1945 to 1951.
  • He was the leader of the Labour Party in the United Kingdom from 1935 to 1955.
  • He was the prime minister of the United Kingdom while British rule came to an end in India.
• Clement Attlee had declared India will get independence before June 1948.
  • He declared that the British would quit India in June 1948 on February 20, 1947.
  • Mountbatten arrived in India on 22 March 1947 as per the instruction of Clement Attlee.
  • The Indian independence bill was introduced in Parliament on 4th July 1947.
  • The Indian independence act was enacted on 18th July 1947.
  • The Indian independence act came into force on 15th August 1947.
• He considered Indian independence as his finest achievement.

• Lord Louis Mountbatten was the Governor-General of India at the time of Independence.
• C. Rajagopalachari was the only Indian Governor-General of India.
• Winston Churchill was the preceding as well as the succeeding Prime Minister of Clement Attlee.
• Aneurin Bevan was a labour party politician and served as the Health Minister in the council during the tenure of Clement Attlee.
• Harry S. Truman was the president of the USA at the time of Independence of India.