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Partition of India and Pakistan

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

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.
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
4.
Which of the following groups committed the most violence during the partition?
a)
Muslims
b)
Hindus
c)
Sikhs 
d)
All of the above
5.

The 1947 conflict created the two countries of?

a)

India and Pakistan

b)

Pakistan and Bangladesh

c)

India and Nepal

6.

Who was India's colonial ruler

a)

France

b)

Britain

c)

Germany

d)

United States

7.

What religion dominates Pakistan

a)

Islam

b)

Buddhism

c)

Hinduism

8.

What religion dominates India

a)

Islam

b)

Buddhism

c)

Hinduism

9.

Who was the leader of Indian independence

a)

Gandhi

b)

Jinna

c)

Neru

d)

Buddha

10.

What did East Pakistan become in 1971?

a)

Bhutan

b)

Nepal

c)

Bangladesh

11.

What territory is still disputed by India and Pakistan?

a)

Bhutan

b)

Kashmir

c)

Nepal

12.

What country has nuclear weapons?

a)

India

b)

Pakistan

c)

Both A and B

13.

What country was Gandhi in when he first protested British Rule?

a)

United States

b)

South Africa

c)

India

d)

Pakistan

14.

Pakistan was created because most of the people who lived there were:

a)

Muslims

b)

Sikhs

c)

Hindus

d)

Christians

15.

Gandhi was a supporter of independence from Britain, but was opposed to:

a)

nonviolence

b)

partition of India and Pakistan

c)

Hinduism

d)

the ending of the caste system

16.

What scientific development increased the danger of war between India & Pakistan?

a)

Their discovery of a cure for many diseases

b)

Their development of nuclear weapons

c)

Their launching of a mission to the moon

d)

Their discovery of oil in the Indian Ocean

17.

Partition separated which countries from one another?

a)

India & Nepal

b)

Bhutan & Bangladesh

c)

India & Pakistan (and later Bangladesh)

d)

America & Britain

18.

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

a)

Displaced

b)

partition

c)

Parliament

d)

Colonialism

19.

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

a)

Bangladesh

b)

Britain

c)

Pakistan

d)

Kashmir

20.

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

a)

India

b)

Pakistan

c)

Both believe they have right to Kashmir

d)

Neither has the rights to Kashmir

21.

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

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Who led India’s independence movement in the 1930s by follow his plan of civil disobedience?

a)

Kashmir

b)

Pakistan

c)

East India Company

d)

Gandhi