alleryWhich two provinces of British India were divided during partition?
ABombay and Madras
BBihar and Orissa
CBengal and Punjab
DAssam and Sind
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Bengal and Punjab
1. The change of borders included dividing two provinces.
2. Those two were Bengal and Punjab, split by religious majority of districts.
3. Bombay, Madras, Bihar and Orissa were not divided between the two dominions.
_Source: Wikipedia, History of India (1947–present), Partition of India_
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