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In which village of Rawalpindi district did ninety Sikh women jump into a well during Partition?
ANoakhali
BBahawalpur
CGujranwala
DThoa Khalsa
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Thoa Khalsa
1. Urvashi Butalia narrates it in The Other Side of Silence.
2. The village was Thoa Khalsa.
3. Survivors remember it each 13 March as martyrdom.
_Source: NCERT Class 12 Themes in Indian History Part III, Theme 14, Understanding Partition: Politics, Memories, Experiences._
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