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WorksheetsPartition of India
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 4mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Pakistan officially became its own nation in what year?
a)
1976
b)
1947
c)
1948
d)
1945
2.
Pakistan was created because which major religion was afraid of being persecuted?
a)
Muslims
b)
Sikhs
c)
Hindus
d)
Christians
3.
Which word(s) can best be associated with the term migration?
a)
Stay
b)
Abide by
c)
Immobile
d)
Exodus
4.
One of the major problems with the Partition of Pakistan was...
a)
China control of Northern India
b)
Forced migration of people of different religions caused bitter feelings and anger
c)
Jinnah would still be a ruler of India from Pakistan
d)
None of the above
5.
The partition of Pakistan can best be described as ...
a)
Voluntary Migration
b)
Forced Migration
6.
It was believed that as many as how many people were forced to flee during the Partition?
a)
200,000
b)
1 Million
c)
2 Million
d)
10 Million
7.
The estimated number of deaths that took place during the partition were...
a)
200-1,000 based on a variety of estimates
b)
Approximately 5,000
c)
200,000- 1 Million
d)
Over 1 Million
8.
Which of the following groups committed the most violence during the partition?
a)
Muslims
b)
Hindus
c)
Sikhs
d)
All of the above
9.
Which group was commonly targeted for violence among both Hindus and Muslims?
a)
Christians
b)
Buddhists
c)
Women
d)
Children
10.
Which of the following is the author of the novel "Cracking India" which describes the massive amounts of violence committed during the partition?
a)
Khushwant Singh
b)
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
c)
Rohinton Mistry
d)
Bapsi Sidhwa
11.
Migration trains were also known as.....
a)
Death trains
b)
Vehicles of transport
c)
Sanctuaries
d)
None of the above
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