Asked by wholemelt

Which outcome best shows the scale of disruption caused by independence and partition?

more than 14 million people were forced to leave their homes during partition
India gained political control over its former British territories
religious tensions between groups ended before independence
economic conditions across the region improved soon after independence

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more than 14 million people were forced to leave their homes during partition

This directly quantifies the massive disruption — mass migration, violence, and displacement — whereas the other options describe political change, false claims about eased religious tensions, or economic improvement that do not show the scale of social upheaval.