Which Muslim-majority area was given to India to accommodate access to Kashmir?

Which Muslim-majority area was given to India to accommodate access to Kashmir?

  • (A) Hyderabad
  • (B) Junagadh
  • (C) Gurdaspur
  • (D) Sylhet
Gurdaspur was given over to India when India and Pakistan were partitioned in 1947 on religious lines. It was a Muslim-majority area but by a very narrow margin—50.2% Muslims and 51% non-Muslims. Gurdaspur was given over to India along with three out of four tehsils by the Radcliffe Commission. These tehsils were Gurdaspur, Batala, and Pathankot. This decision was significant because it gave India the only direct land route from East Punjab to Kashmir.
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