Question

Read the passage given below carefully and answer the question that follow:

The interim government took a firm stance against the possible division of India into small principalities of different sizes. The Muslim League opposed the Indian National Congress and took the view that the states should be free to adopt any course they liked. Sardar Patel played a historic role in negotiating with the rulers of princely states firmly but diplomatically and bringing most of them into the Indian Union.

Which principle was followed for the division of British India at the time of partition in 1947?

Options

• Principle of administrative control

• Principle of ethnic composition

• Principle of religious majorities

• Principle of equality

Answer 1

Principle of religious majorities