Multiple choice

Which new countries were created in addition to independent India?

  1. North and South Korea

  2. Pakistan and Afganistan

  3. East and West Pakistan

  4. Japan and Vietnam

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C Correct answer
Explanation

The partition of British India in 1947 led to the creation of independent India and the Dominion of Pakistan. Pakistan was divided geographically into two enclaves: West Pakistan (modern-day Pakistan) and East Pakistan (which later became Bangladesh in 1971).