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Who among the following was the Viceroy of British India when the Shimla conference was held in 1945?

  1. A
    Lord Willingdon
  2. B
    Lord Linlithgow
  3. C
    Lord Irwin
  4. D
    Lord Wavell

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Lord Wavell was the Viceroy of India during the Shimla Conference of 1945. The conference was a meeting convened by him to discuss the Wavell Plan for Indian self-government, which ultimately broke down over disagreements between the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League.

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Who among the following was the Viceroy of British India when the Shimla conference was held in 1945?
A
Lord Willingdon
B
Lord Linlithgow
C
Lord Irwin
D
Lord Wavell

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