Multiple choice

What religion were East and West Pakistan?

  1. Buddhist

  2. Christian

  3. Hindu

  4. Muslim
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The partition of British India in 1947 created the independent nations of India (with a Hindu majority) and Pakistan (with a Muslim majority). Both West Pakistan and East Pakistan (which later became Bangladesh) were predominantly Muslim.

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