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Question
Read the given passage carefully and answer the question that follows:
Thus it was decided that what was till then known as ‘India’ would be divided into two countries, ‘India’ and ‘Pakistan’. Such a division was not only very painful but also very difficult to decide and implement. It was decided to follow the principle of religious majorities. This basically means that areas, where the Muslims were in majority, would make up the territory of Pakistan. The rest was to stay with India. The idea might appear simple, but it presented all kinds of difficulties.
Why did the partition of India in 1947 prove to be very painful?
Options
The general public was in favor of the partition.
The leaders of the two countries handled it properly.
People were divided on the basis of language.
It was the largest, most abrupt, unplanned, and tragic transfer of population.
Solution
It was the largest, most abrupt, unplanned, and tragic transfer of population.
