Q. Who was the Prime Minister of U.K. at the time of India’s Independence?
(a) Lord Attlee
(b) Winston Churchill
(c) Lord Mountbatten
(d) Harold Wilson
Ans: (a) Lord Attlee
Explanation: The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom at the time of India’s Independence was (a) Lord Attlee.
Clement Attlee served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1945 to 1951. He was the leader of the Labour Party and played a significant role in the post-World War II reconstruction and political changes in Britain. Lord Attlee’s government was responsible for implementing the Indian Independence Act of 1947, which granted independence to India and partitioned it into two separate nations, India and Pakistan. Therefore, Lord Attlee was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom when India achieved its independence.
