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Download Solution PDFRegarding the Interim Government of 1946 which of the following is not correct?
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Download Solution PDFOption 4 is not correct.
Key Points Interim Government of 1946:
- On 2nd September 1946, the Interim Government of India was formed to oversee the transition of the country from a British colony to an independent republic.
- The Interim Government was formed as a provisional government between an imperial structure and a democratic structure.
- It lasted till 15th August 1947 when India became independent and was partitioned into India and Pakistan.
- Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru became its Vice President and served as the de-facto Prime Minister.
Members of the Interim Government:
- President of the Executive Council (Viceroy and Governor-General of India): Viscount Wavell (till February 1947); Lord Mountbatten (from February 1947).
- Commander-in-Chief: Sir Claude Auchinleck
- Vice President, also in charge of External Affairs and Commonwealth Relations: Jawaharlal Nehru (INC).
- In the Interim Government, the Viceroy’s Executive Council was equivalent to the position of the Council of Ministers which acted as the executive.
- The Viceroy's Executive Council became the executive branch of the interim government.
- Originally headed by the Viceroy of India, it was transformed into a council of ministers, with the powers of a prime minister bestowed on the vice-president of the Council, a position held by the Congress leader Jawaharlal Nehru.
- After independence, all members would be Indians, apart from the Viceroy.
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