SSC
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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What was one of the main reason that India was divided into Pakistan and India?
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Religious division between Musims and Hindus
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British Colonial Office demanded it
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Political division between northern and southern India
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Dispute over the province of Kashmir
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -When the British left, they partitioned India, creating the separate countries of India and Pakistan to accommodate religious differences between Pakistan, which has a majority Muslim population, and India, which is primarily Hindu.
Detailed explanation-2: -Apart from linguistic discrimination, political and economic neglect led to popular agitations against West Pakistan. This led to the war of independence in 1971.
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