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A Long and Illustrious History › Britain Since 1945
In what year did India gain independence from Britain?
- 1947
- 1949
- 1945
- 1952
Why this is the correct answer
India gained independence from Britain on 15 August 1947 after decades of nationalist campaigning led by figures including Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru. Independence was accompanied by the partition of British India into two separate nations, India and Pakistan.