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The Partition

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The number of Muslims forced to flee to Pakistan from India

a)

4 Million

b)

6 Million

c)

8 Million

d)

9 Million

2.

The number of Hindus forced to flee to India from Pakistan

a)

4 Million

b)

6 Million

c)

8 Million

d)

9 Million

3.

The number of people killed during migration____

a)

1 Million

b)

4 Million

c)

6 Million

d)

2 Million

4.

The Muslim cheif Minister of Bengal (a)  

5.

India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Russia, and China meet at

a)

Bangladesh

b)

Kashmir

c)

Gurdaspur

d)

Nepal

6.

_______ The Muslim state unjustly given to India.

a)

Kashmir

b)

Gurdaspur

7.

(a)   the state that provided India, a clear access to Kashmir.

8.

The ruler of Hyderabad was

a)

Hindu

b)

Muslim

c)

Sikh

d)

Bangali

9.

UN managed to arrange a ceasefire line in Kashmir in ____

a)

1945

b)

1947

c)

1948

d)

1949

10.

The state occupied by India militarily

a)

Hyderabad

b)

Bengal

c)

Gurdaspur

d)

Kashmir

11.

Which Part of Bengal was given to Pakistan

a)

West Bengal

b)

East Bengal

c)

Whole Bengal

d)

None

12.

_____ of the Kashmiri population was Muslim.

a)

70 %

b)

70.5 %

c)

70.10 %

d)

70.11 %

13.

The Maharaja of Kashmir was a

a)

Muslim

b)

Hindu

14.

Kashmir was the source of _____ rivers which were the life blood of Pakistan.

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

15.

The Sikhs were driven not so much by their religion but by the fair of loosing their

(a)  

16.

______ was the largest and richest Indian State.

a)

Manavadar

b)

Kashmir

c)

Junagadh

d)

Hyderabad

17.

The Nizam ( ruler ) of Hyderabad was a

a)

Muslim

b)

Hindu

18.

The Nizam ( ruler ) of Hyderabad wanted to Join India

a)

True

b)

False

19.

The Nizam wished the state to become a separate dominion

a)

True

b)

False

20.

India gave up on Hyderabad .

a)

True

b)

False

21.

In ______ India announced that Kashmir is a part of India.

a)

1950

b)

1952

c)

1954

d)

1956

22.

In 1956 India announced that Kashmir is a part of India, but ________ ruled that its in valid.

a)

Pakistan

b)

United Nations

c)

Bangladesh

23.

Pakistan asked that the people of Kashmir be allowed to vote on which state they wanted to belong to, and offered to withdraw its troops to let this take place.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

India accepted the proposal of Pakistan that Kashmiris should vote on which state they wanted to belong to.

a)

True

b)

False