Radcliffe awards
Radcliffe awards were announced on:
16th August, 1947
East and west Pakistan were separated by how many miles of India in between
1000 miles
Total universities in Pakistan after partition
2
Total amount in the Reserve Bank of India by the departure of the British
Rs 4000 million
Define Princely states
Semi-autonomous regions during the British rule where a local ruler ruled
Total members included in the boundary commission:
4 members - 2 Muslims and 2 Hindus
After independence, Pakistan was using this as an interim constitution
Government of India Act, 1935
Which university students protested against Jinnah's decision to make urdu the national language
Dhaka university
In the early days Pakistan's economy depended upon agriculture. Which crop was the major export?
Jute from East Pakistan
Criteria set by 3rd June plan to divide the princely states between India and Pakistan
The ruler would decide based on the geographical location and wishes of the people
Holy place of Sikhs that was given to Pakistan:
Nankana Sahab
These influential people got involved in Pakistani politics
Landlords
What percentage of people spoke Bengali
56% of the total population
Name of the British General who was Pakistan's Commander-in-Chief after partition
General Douglas Gracey
Name of the Kashmiri ruler at the time of partition
Hari Singh Dogra
Criteria set by 3rd June plan to divide the provinces between India and Pakistan
Voting in the assembly
Karachi was made the 1st capital because: (3 reasons)
1) Hometown of Jinnah
2) Urban city
3) port and industrial city
4) Home to different ethnic groups
Total provinces of pakistan after partition
5
Number of ordnance factories received by Pakistan after partition
ZERO
Kashmiri ruler forced how many Muslims to migrate to Pakistan:
200,000
Name the 3 districts affected by the unfair boundary distribution
Gurdaspur, Firozpur and Chittagong hills
Jinnah became the President of this assembly to frame the 1st constitution
Constituent assembly
jinnah wanted urdu as the national language because: 3 reasons
1) neutral language for unity
2) association with Islam
3) role in Pakistan movement
Irrigation in Pakistan was affected by this problem
Canal water dispute
These 2 Princely states were captured by the Indian army despite the rulers' desire to join Pakistan
Junagarh and Hyderabad Deccan