Question

Thus, it was decided that what was then known as’ India’ would be divided into two countries, ‘ India and

Pakistan’. Such a division was not only very painful, but also difficult to decide and to implement. It was decided

to follow the principle of religious minorities. This basically means that the areas where the Muslims were in

majority would make up the territory of Pakistan. The rest would stay with India. The idea might appear simple,

but it present all kinds of difficulties.

a. Why did the partition of India in1947 prove to be very painful. 1m

b. Analyse any two major difficulties that arose in the way of partition. 2m

c. What would have been India’s partition in the world had there been 2m

no partition of India?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Partition of India was the outcome of the “two-nation theory”. ... Hence, it was decided that new country Pakistan will comprise ... India is a secular country where people speak different ...