Partition | MCQs

Explanation

The 3rd June Plan announced the partition of British India into 2 states:

• India
• Pakistan

Punjab and Bengal to be divided according to 3rd June Plan

This Plan also known as the Mountbatten Plan or Partition Plan 

It was the last plan for independence.

Explanation

The main reason for the Partition of Bengal in 1905 was to improve administrative efficiency.

Partition of Bengal was annulled by Lord Hardinge 

It was officially announced on 19 July 1905

This decision was made in response to widespread protests and riots from the Swadeshi movement, which opposed the 1905 partition.

The partition of Bengal was canceled by Lord Hardinge II.

Explanation

Explanation

The Punjab Boundary Commission Award (known as the Radcliffe. Award)

In addition to Gurdaspur's Muslim majority tehsils, Radcliffe also gave the Muslim majority tehsils of:

Ajnala (Amritsar District),

Zira,

Firozpur (in Firozpur District),

Nakodar

Jullander (in Jullander District) to India instead of Pakistan

Explanation

The then British Prime Minister Attlee appointed Lord Louis Mountbatten as India's last viceroy, giving him the task to oversee British India's independence by June 1948, with the instruction to avoid partition and preserve a United India, but with adaptable authority to ensure a British withdrawal with minimal setbacks.

Explanation

 At the time of the 1947 partition, Pakistan inherited a very small portion of the cotton industries in the subcontinent.

Specifically, it inherited only 16 out of the 921 industrial units that existed, and these mainly focused on cotton textiles.

Explanation

1. East Bengal and Assam (Muslim-majority)
2. West Bengal (Hindu-majority).

Explanation

• The Partition of Bengal was cancelled in 1911, reunifying the province of Bengal.
• This decision was a response to the growing nationalist movement and Swadeshi movement, which advocated for Indian independence and economic self-reliance.

Explanation

Partition of Bengal was announced on 19 July 1905 by Lord Curzon, the then Viceroy of India

The Hindu, Christian, Anglo-Indian, Parsi, and Sikh communities were largely opposed to the partition of India (and its underlying two-nation theory),

as were many Muslims (these were represented by the All India Azad Muslim Conference)

The Hindu community strongly opposed the partition of Bengal

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In December 1911, King George V at his Coronation Darbar in Delhi announced the revocation of the Partition of Bengal.

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Explanation

 At the time of the 1947 Partition, it was proposed that Pakistan would receive 36% of the total military assets (equipment, supplies, etc.) from British India