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On which date was the partition of India announced?

A) 15th August 1947 B) 3rd June 1947
C) 17th July 1947 D) 1st July 1947
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 3rd June 1947

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The first Partition of Bengalbbtook place in the year ___.

A) 1906 AD B) 1903 AD
C) 1904 AD D) 1905 AD
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 1905 AD

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The decision to effect the Partition of Bengal was announced in 1905 by?

A) Lord William Bentinck B) Lord Mountbatten
C) Warren Hastings D) Lord Curzon
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Lord Curzon

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The partition of india in 1947 was mainly due to

A) religious lines B) land disputes
C) administration D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) religious lines

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After 200 years of long British rule, India got independence in 1947. India was then divided into two muslim majority Pakistan and Hindu majority India.

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Partition is the opposite of what?

A) mark off B) divide
C) attach D) separate
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) attach

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Partition is the word which is used for separation, dividing, mark off, etc... Compunding, union, attaching, total, etc... are antonyms of partition.

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The Indian Subcontinent was partitioned into

A) India and Tibet B) Pakistan and Bangladesh
C) India and Bangladesh D) India and Pakistan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) India and Pakistan

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The partition of the Indian subcontinent into India and Pakistan after World War-II along the ''Radcliffe line'' following the Indian Independence Act of 1947 was based on religion conflicts.

 

Pakistan was a Muslim-majority country, while India's population consisted mostly of Hindus. Originally, Pakistan was divided into two regions, East Pakistan and West Pakistan. However, East Pakistan won its independence in 1971, and is now called Bangladesh.

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Which is best used as a sound absorbing material in partition walls ?

A) Stone chips B) Steel
C) Glass - wool D) Glass pieces
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Glass - wool

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Materials that do not transfer mechanical energy well. These tend to be soft,flexible, low density, and with high surface area to linear area ratios.

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In which year was the partition of Bengal Scrapped?

A) 1908 B) 1911
C) 1923 D) 1931
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1911

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