In the given question, a statement of Assertion is followed by a statement of Reason. Mark the correct answer.

Assertion: It was easy to divide India on the basis of a religious majority.
Reason: Not all Muslim-majority areas wanted to be in Pakistan.

The Assertion is incorrect but the Reason is correct.

The correct answer is Option 3 - The Assertion is incorrect but the Reason is correct.

The assertion: 'It was easy to divide India on the basis of a religious majority' is incorrect as the partition of India on the basis of religion was not easy. There were several difficulties associated with it:

To begin with, Muslim-majority areas in British India were not confined to a single belt. They were divided into two distinct regions, one in the west and another in the east. The geographical separation of these two parts made it impractical to unite them.
Furthermore, it is important to note that not all Muslim-majority regions expressed a desire to be a part of Pakistan (REASON). Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, widely known as the 'Frontier Gandhi', strongly opposed the concept of a separate nation based on religious lines.
Another challenge arose from the fact that the two provinces with a significant Muslim population, Punjab and Bengal, also had substantial areas where non-Muslims formed the majority. Consequently, it was decided to divide these provinces along religious lines at the district level or even lower.
Additionally, there were major concerns regarding the minority communities residing on both sides of the newly drawn border. Large numbers of Hindus and Sikhs in the regions now part of Pakistan, and an equally sizable population of Muslims in Indian Punjab, Bengal, and to some extent Delhi and its surrounding areas found themselves trapped and displaced.