What was the percentage of Muslims in Kashmir according to the census of 1941?
Correct answer: B. 77%
- A. 60%
- B. 77%
- C. 58%
- D. 80%
Explanation
The 1941 census recorded Muslims as roughly 77 percent of the population of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir. This Muslim majority became a central demographic fact in the later accession dispute.
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