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Which two provinces were split at district level because both had large non-Muslim areas?

AMadras and Bombay
BPunjab and Bengal
CSindh and Bihar
DAssam and Orissa
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Punjab and Bengal
1. Punjab and Bengal had big non-Muslim regions. 2. They were bifurcated by district religious majority. 3. Many did not know their country on 15 August. _Source: syllabus Political Science, Politics in India since Independence, Chapter 1, Challenges of Nation Building._
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