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Q1. On which date were India and Pakistan declared independent, marking the official start of partition?

🔹 A. 15-Aug-47
🔹 B. 26-Jan-50
🔹 C. 01-Jan-48
🔹 D. 02-Oct-47

💡 Difficulty: easy | ✅ Correct: A

Q2. Why did the hurried drawing of borders during partition lead to large‑scale communal violence?

🔹 A. It left many people on the 'wrong' side of the new frontier, prompting panic migrations.
🔹 B. It created economic competition over scarce resources.
🔹 C. It allowed British troops to intervene directly in local disputes.
🔹 D. It encouraged political leaders to adopt isolationist policies.

💡 Difficulty: medium | ✅ Correct: C

Q3. Historical records note that about \(250,000\) people were murdered in Punjab during partition. If that number had been halved, what broader societal impact might have resulted?

🔹 A. A complete end to all communal tensions
🔹 B. A slower pace of refugee migration
🔹 C. A reduced trauma that could have eased post‑partition reconciliation
🔹 D. An increase in British colonial authority

💡 Difficulty: hard | ✅ Correct: C

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