Pakistan International School – English Section

Lesson-4 The Partition

Grade: 7

Source A

Q 1.What does the Source A tell us about problems of refugees in 1947?

Ans:The picture shows the train overloaded with people, migrating from India to

Pakistan. In 1947, approximately 8 million Muslims fled to Pakistan. Muslims

faced lots of problems while moving to Pakistan. Mob violence broke out in many

areas. Enraged groups of Hindus and Sikhs, massacred hundreds of thousands of

Muslims, looted their homes, burned their villages and committed unspeakable

atrocities
 Source B
We have been squeezed in as much as was possible and the latest blow that we
have received is the Award of the Boundary Commission. It is an unjust,
incomprehensible and even perverse Award. It may be wrong, unjust and
perverse; and it may not be a judicial but a political Award, but we have agreed
to abide by it and it is binding upon us. As honorable people we must abide by
it. It may be our misfortune but we must bear up this one more blow with
fortitude, courage and hope.

(Quaid e Azam- M.Ali Jinnah)

Q 2. According to Source B why Jinnah was not happy with the Boundary
Commission?
Ans: According to source B, Jinnah clearly rejected Boundary commission as it
resulted in many difficulties for Pakistan. Gurdaspur and Ferozepur were awarded
to India against the rules. Important industrial cities like Calcutta were also
awarded to India. The boundary commission worked under the pressure of
Mountbatten, Gandhi and Nehru and areas like Kashmir, Hyderabad were given to
India against all rules.

Q.3 Match the column A and B and write the correct letter in blanks.

A B
____e____ 1.The number of Muslims forced to flee to Pakistan from India a) Kashmir

____f_____ 2. The number of Hindus forced to flee to India from Pakistan b)Suhrawardy

____d_____ 3. The number of people killed during migration c) Gurdaspur

_____b____ 4. The Muslim Chief Minister of Bengal d) One million

_____a____ 5. India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Russia and China meet at e) Eight million
______c___ 6. The Muslim state unjustly given to India f) Six million

Q.4 Choose the correct answer. Write letter in the space given.
_____b_____ 1. The state that provided India, a clear access to Kashmir

a) Hyderabad b) Gurdaspur c) Junagarh

_____c____ 2. The ruler of Hyderabad was

a) Hindu b) Sikh c) Muslim

_____a____ 3. The ruler of Kashmir was

a) Hindu b) Muslim c) Sikh

______c___ 4. UN managed to arrange a ceasefire line in Kashmir in

a) 1948 b) 1947 c) 1949

______a____ 5. The state occupied by India militarily

a) Hyderabad b) Bengal c) Gurdaspur

_____b_____ 6. Which part of Bengal was given to Pakistan

a) West Bengal b) East Bengal c) Whole Bengal

Q.5 Give short answers to the following:

1. How did Pakistan announce to solve the Kashmir issue and what was the Indian
reaction towards this plan?
Ans: Pakistan demanded that people of Kashmir be allowed to vote on which

state they wanted to belong to and offered to withdraw its troops to let this take

place. India refused to accept this proposal.

2. Why is Kashmir considered the most important issue between India and
Pakistan?
Ans: 1) In Kashmir 77.11% of the population was Muslim but the Maharaja was
Hindu. It seemed natural that the state should join Pakistan but the Maharaja
decided to join India.
2) It was also the source of 4 rivers which were the life blood of Pakistan.

Answer the following Questions in detail.

Q1. How did India occupy Hyderabad?
Ans: Hyderabad, the largest and richest of the Indian states, was a different

matter than Kashmir. The Nizam (ruler) was Muslim, and although the majority of

his people were Hindu, he did not want to join India. The Nizam wished the state

to become a separate dominion, but Mountbatten turned this down. India

occupied Hyderabad militarily.