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The Partition of India and Its Aftermath

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

When did the Partition of India take place?

  1. 1947
  2. 1948
  3. 1949
  4. 1950
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who was the last Viceroy of India?

  1. Lord Mountbatten
  2. Jawaharlal Nehru
  3. Muhammad Ali Jinnah
  4. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which political party led the movement for Pakistan?

  1. Indian National Congress
  2. Muslim League
  3. Communist Party of India
  4. All India Forward Bloc
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the name of the boundary commission that determined the borders between India and Pakistan?

  1. Radcliffe Commission
  2. Mountbatten Commission
  3. Nehru Commission
  4. Jinnah Commission
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which city was divided between India and Pakistan during the Partition?

  1. Lahore
  2. Amritsar
  3. Delhi
  4. Calcutta
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

How many people were displaced during the Partition of India?

  1. 10 million
  2. 15 million
  3. 20 million
  4. 25 million
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the name of the massacre that took place in Noakhali, East Bengal, during the Partition?

  1. Noakhali Massacre
  2. Calcutta Massacre
  3. Lahore Massacre
  4. Amritsar Massacre
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian state saw the largest number of refugees during the Partition?

  1. Punjab
  2. West Bengal
  3. Uttar Pradesh
  4. Bihar
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the name of the agreement that was signed between India and Pakistan in 1960 to resolve the dispute over the Indus River waters?

  1. Indus Water Treaty
  2. Ganga Water Treaty
  3. Brahmaputra Water Treaty
  4. Yamuna Water Treaty
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian state was created as a result of the Partition of India?

  1. Haryana
  2. Himachal Pradesh
  3. Jammu and Kashmir
  4. Punjab
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the name of the Indian leader who was assassinated by a Hindu extremist in 1948?

  1. Mahatma Gandhi
  2. Jawaharlal Nehru
  3. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
  4. Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian state was created as a result of the States Reorganisation Act of 1956?

  1. Andhra Pradesh
  2. Kerala
  3. Karnataka
  4. All of the above
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the name of the Indian leader who was the first Prime Minister of India?

  1. Mahatma Gandhi
  2. Jawaharlal Nehru
  3. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
  4. Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Indian state was created as a result of the bifurcation of the Madras State in 1953?

  1. Tamil Nadu
  2. Andhra Pradesh
  3. Kerala
  4. Karnataka
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the name of the Indian leader who was the first President of India?

  1. Mahatma Gandhi
  2. Jawaharlal Nehru
  3. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
  4. Rajendra Prasad
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