Partition of India and Pakistan

Who gave the powers to India and Pakistan in 1947?

• Lord Curzon

• Lord Mount Batten

• Lord Cripps

Which Muslim leader presented the vision of a separate homeland in Allahabad session of All India Muslim League?

• Sir Syed Ahmed Khan

• Allama Iqbal

• Quaid e Azam

What country was created to solve the conflict between Hindus and Muslims in India?

• Bangladesh

• Britain

• Pakistan

• Kashmir

Match the word to the definition. Definition: separation by the creation of a boundary that divides

• Displaced

• partition

• Parliament

• Colonialism

The move of Hindus and Muslims to and from India and Pakistan peaceful.

• True

• False

Which country has rightful control over the region known as Kashmir?

• India

• Pakistan

• Both believe they have right to Kashmir

• Neither has the rights to Kashmir

The ownership of which area became disputed following the partition of India?

• Burma

• Kashmir

• East Pakistan

• West Pakistan

Partition split British-controlled India into which 2 countries?

• China and India

• India and Pakistan

• Bangladesh and Pakistan

• India and Nepal

The two religious groups fighting during the Partition?

• Hindus and Muslims

• Jews and Christians

• Jews and Muslims

• Christians and Hindus

Who was the last Viceroy of British India who oversaw the partition?

• Lord Curzon

• Lord Mountbatten

• Lord Wavell

• Lord Linlithgow