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Correct Answer: Option (B) — invited Jinnah to form the government
Concept & Option Breakdown
Standard Reference VerifiedIn April 1947, Mahatma Gandhi proposed to Viceroy Lord Mountbatten that Muhammad Ali Jinnah be invited to head the Interim Government and choose a cabinet of his choice, hoping this would satisfy Jinnah's political aspirations and avoid partition. However, Congress leaders did not endorse this plan.
Gandhi's bold alternative to prevent partition was offering Jinnah the prime ministership of an undivided India.
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