Partition of India

Partition of India

9th Grade

10 Qs

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Partition of India

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History

9th Grade

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Ashley Mcmahon

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Who was the spiritual leader of the Indian National Congress party, known for his methods of peaceful protest?

Jawaharlal Nehru

Muhammad Ali Jinnah

Mohandas Gandhi

Louis Mountbatten

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which country became a Muslim-majority state due to the events of Partition?

Pakistan

Bangladesh

Bengal

Sri Lanka

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which nation was responsible for the colonization of India, and was responsible for overseeing the partition of India into two different countries?

Great Britain

United States

France

Portugal

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

How many people total were displaced by the events of partition?

1 Million

200,000

7.2 Million

14.5 Million

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

In what year did Partition go into effect?

1944

1919

1857

1947

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Why did Gandhi lead thousands of people on a 240-mile march to the sea?

To protest participation in World War II

To protest for Muslim representation in India

To protest salt taxes and unfair policies on Indians

To promote violence against the new state created

7.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Who is Louis Mountbatten?

A British citizen who wanted Indian independence

A British general sent to oversee Partition

CEO of the East India Trading Company

Prime minister of Great Britain

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