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प्रश्न
Read the given passage carefully and answer the question that follows:
On 14-15 August, 1947, not one but two nation-states came into existence – India and Pakistan. This was a result of partition the division of British India into India and Pakistan ..... This partition was the outcome of 'two-nation theory’ advanced by the Muslim League. The Congress opposed this theory and the demand for Pakistan. But several political developments led to the decision for the creation of Pakistan.
Which political leader demanded the partition of British India?
पर्याय
Jawaharlal Nehru
Sardar Patel
M. A. Jinnah
Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
उत्तर
M. A. Jinnah
Explanation:
To peacefully draw attention to the demand for a Muslim country in British India, Jinnah declared August 16, 1946, as the Direct Action Day following the dissolution of the Cabinet Mission.
