About how many people were killed in partition related violence?
AOne lakh
BOne crore
CTen thousand
DTen lakh
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Ten lakh
1. The country was born through partition.
2. Violence struck both sides of the border.
3. At least ten lakh died.
_Source: NCERT Class 9 Democratic Politics I, Chapter 2, Constitutional Design._
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