GK
INDIAN GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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The ____ Corridor was created in 1947 after the partition of Bengal between India and Pakistan.
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Anamalai
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Siliguri
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Jhansi
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None of Above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The partition of India led to the formation of the Siliguri Corridor through the creation of East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) after the partition of Bengal (into East Bengal) in 1947–1948.
Detailed explanation-2: -When Bengal was divided on 16th October, 1905, the whole of Bengal observed the day as ‘National Mourning Day’. On the day of division, Hindus and Muslims showed their unity by tying rakhis to each other.
Detailed explanation-3: -The former province of Bengal was divided into two new provinces–‘Bengal’ (which comprises of western Bengal and the province of Bihar and Orissa) and Eastern Bengal and Assam, with Dacca as the capital of the latter.
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