Select the option that shows the correct relationship between Statements (I) and (II). (I) The Mountbatten Plan provided for the Partition of India into two independent and Sovereign States, i.e., India and Pakistan. (II) A referendum was to be held in Punjab and Bengal.

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(II) is the reason for (I). Explanation: The Mountbatten Plan proposed the Partition of India into two independent states, India and Pakistan. To decide whether Punjab and Bengal should be divided, a referendum and voting by their legislatures were to be held. This process helped implement the Partition decision, so (II) supports and explains (I).

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