Free Aligarh Movement MCQs with Answers

91. Who led the Simla Deputation?

• A. Allama Iqbal
• B. Sir Agha Khan
• C. Ch Rehmat Ali
• D. Liaqat Ali Khan

Explanation: The Simla Deputation of 1906 was led by Sir Aga Khan, who presented Muslim political demands to Viceroy Lord Minto. Allama Iqbal later became associated with the Allahabad Address, not the leadership of this deputation.

92. Who was A.O Hume?

• A. Viceroy of India
• B. Governor General of India
• C. A retired member of Civil Services
• D. Member of British Parliament

Explanation: A. O. Hume was a retired member of the Indian Civil Service who helped found the Indian National Congress in 1885. He was neither the Viceroy nor the Governor-General of India.

93. The founder of 'Zamindar' (newspaper) was ___________?

• A. Ch Rahmat Ali
• B. Allama Iqbal
• C. Maulana Zafar Ali Khan
• D. Maulana M Ali Johar

Explanation: Maulana Zafar Ali Khan founded and edited Zamindar, an influential Urdu newspaper that supported the Muslim political cause. The other figures were prominent Muslim leaders but were not its founder.

94. The "Emergence of Pakistan" book is written by______________?

• A. Ch Muhammad Ali
• B. Ch Najib
• C. K K Aziz
• D. Ayesha Jalal

Explanation: Emergence of Pakistan was written by Chaudhry Muhammad Ali, a senior civil servant who later became Pakistan’s prime minister. K. K. Aziz and Ayesha Jalal also wrote important works on Pakistan, but not this book.

95. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan founded Scientific Society in___________?

• A. 1858
• B. 1860
• C. 1864
• D. 1867

Explanation: Sir Syed Ahmad Khan founded the Scientific Society at Ghazipur in 1864, later shifting its activities to Aligarh. It translated modern scientific works into Urdu to promote Muslim educational progress.

96. Muslim League was founded on _________ by Nawab Salim Ullah Khan in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

• A. Dec. 30, 1906
• B. Sept. 11, 1906
• C. Dec. 25, 1906
• D. Sept. 28, 1906

Explanation: The All-India Muslim League was founded at Dhaka on 30 December 1906 during the annual meeting of the Muhammadan Educational Conference. Nawab Salimullah Khan played a key role in proposing its formation.

97. Indian National Congress was formed on _________ by British civil servant Allan Octavian Hume.

• A. Dec. 25, 1885
• B. Dec. 28, 1885
• C. Dec. 30, 1885
• D. Dec. 31, 1885

Explanation: The Indian National Congress held its first session at Bombay on 28 December 1885, after Allan Octavian Hume helped organise it. The nearby dates are common traps in questions about its founding.

98. The Khaksar Tehreek was established in 1930 by________?

• A. Mahatma Gandhi
• B. Allama Iqbal
• C. Quaid-e-Azam
• D. Allama Inayatullah Mashraqi

Explanation: The Khaksar Tehreek was founded in 1930 by Allama Inayatullah Khan Mashriqi, commonly known as Allama Mashriqi. Gandhi, Iqbal and Jinnah were not its founders.

99. The Simla deputation met Viceroy at Simla on __________ ?

• A. 1 October 1906
• B. 3 September 1906
• C. 5 October 1907
• D. 7 September 1907

Explanation: The Simla Deputation led by Aga Khan met Viceroy Lord Minto at Simla on 1 October 1906. Its demand for separate Muslim representation helped prepare the ground for the Muslim League’s formation later that year.

100. What is the name of the father of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan?

• A. Syed jafar Ali
• B. Syed Alam Husain
• C. Syed Noor Husain
• D. Syed Muhammad Muttaqi

Explanation: Sir Syed Ahmad Khan’s father was Syed Muhammad Muttaqi, who served in the Mughal court. This family background also placed Sir Syed close to the declining Mughal administrative and cultural elite.