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Events before partition

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When Pakistan became an independent country, between what two languages was the dilemma about for being the official language?

a)

Urdu and English

b)

Urdu and Bengali

c)

Urdu and Hindi

d)

Urdu and Arabic

2.

What were the two main political parties of the subcontinent? What were their names, who led them and who did they represent in the subcontinent?

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3.

Muslims and Hindus united to start a movement called

(a)  

4.

Why were so many complications created once the partition and division of the subcontinent announced by the British?

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5.

Who were the two British individuals representing the British government during the partition?

a)

Sir Radcliff and Lord Mountbatten

b)

Sir Elon and Lord Radcliff

c)

Lady Radcliff and Lord Robert Clive

6.

Who was the first official ruler of the Mughal Empire?

a)

Babur

b)

Humayun

c)

Akbar

7.

Akbar had a Hindu wife that influenced his religious beliefs. What were his beliefs?

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8.

What were the two main political parties of the subcontinent? What were their names, who led them and who did they represent in the subcontinent?

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9.

What happened in Amritsar in Jallianwala Bagh?

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10.

Why were the Hindus and Muslims tired of the British rule?

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