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Correct Answer: Option (D) — A is false but R is true
Concept & Option Breakdown
Standard Reference VerifiedAssertion (A) is false: With the passing of the Indian Independence Act, 1947, British sovereignty over India lapsed entirely on 15 August 1947, and power was transferred completely to the Constituent Assembly of India. Reason (R) is true: Lord Mountbatten was appointed Governor-General of the Dominion of India by the British Crown on the advice of the Indian Cabinet for the transitional dominion phase.
15 August 1947 marked the complete end of British sovereignty; the Governor-General post was merely constitutional and appointed on Indian Cabinet advice.
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