(a) (i) It made a provision for the creation of two Independent Dominions by 15th August, 1947 to be known as Indian and Pakistan. East Bengal, West Punjab, Sindh, Baluchistan, North-West Frontier Province and the district of Sylhet (Assam) would be part of Pakistan. All the remaining territories included in British India would be part of India. 

(ii) They would act as central legislatures and would have full power to make laws. 

(iii)The present Constituent Assembly would continue to work and draft a Constitution for India, while Pakistan would have a separate Constituent Assembly. 

(b) (i) The establishment of Pakistan would not solve the problem of communal minorities. 

(ii) There was no justification for including within Pakistan, the non-Muslim districts of Bengal, Assam and the Punjab. 

(iii) It would involve dislocation of communication network and division of armed forces. 

(c) The Congress accepted the Mountbatten plan due to following reasons: 

1. The Muslim League had obstructed the smooth functioning of the Interim Government earlier so it was difficult for Congress to accept it as an ally in Government. 

2. A smaller united and strong India was better than a big but weak country. 

3. Large scale communal riots and loss of lives and property had clearly shown that much more bloodshed will occur if partition was done. 

4. Any further delay in the transfer of power could bring civil war in India as British were instigating the rulers of the native states for freedom. 

5. The Congress felt that partition would do away with communal electorates and other undemocratic procedures.