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Correct Answer: Option (C) — Lord Mountbatten
Concept & Option Breakdown
Standard Reference VerifiedThe 'Plan Balkan' was drafted by Lord Mountbatten and his staff in May 1947. It proposed the transfer of power to separate provinces and princely states rather than a single or dual dominion, giving each entity the right to determine its own future. Nehru strongly objected to it, warning it would Balkanize India, leading Mountbatten to replace it with the 3rd June Plan.
Plan Balkan / Dickie Bird Plan was formulated by Mountbatten and vehemently shot down by Jawaharlal Nehru at Simla.
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