Multiple choice

What is Partition

  1. Increase in population

  2. Division

  3. Decrease in population

  4. British taking control over India

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B Correct answer
Explanation

Partition literally means the action or state of dividing or being divided into parts. In the context of South Asian history, it refers to the 1947 division of British India into two independent dominion states: India and Pakistan.