SSC
INDIAN HISTORY
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When the Mughals seperated India into 2 parts, and 2 Mughal Emperors ruled them
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When the British seperated India into 2 parts, India and Pakistan
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The partition was outlined in the Indian Independence Act 1947. The change of political borders notably included the division of two provinces of British India, Bengal and Punjab. The majority Muslim districts in these provinces were awarded to Pakistan and the majority non-Muslim to India.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Divide And Rule policy, also known as the “divide and conquer” strategy, was a British colonialist policy used in India to keep the different Indian religions and ethnicities divided. This allowed the British to maintain their power and control over India for centuries.
Detailed explanation-3: -Thus they imposed the Divide and Rule policy where they divided the Indian population into groups based on their religion and turned them against each other. With this, the British decided to bring Muslim Zamindars and newly educated Muslims on their side.
Detailed explanation-4: -Crudely, this was a division based upon religious affiliation, with the creation of a Muslim majority in West and East Pakistan and a Hindu majority in India. Between 500, 000 and 2 million souls perished as a result of the ensuing upheaval and violence.