Free Aligarh Movement MCQs with Answers

141 Aligarh Movement MCQs from Pakistan Studies, each with the correct answer and a written explanation of why it is correct. Free and unlimited, with no account needed.

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71. Haji Shariat Ullah returned from Makkah in___________?

  • A. 1821
  • B. 1820
  • C. 1819
  • D. 1822

Explanation: Haji Shariatullah returned from Makkah to Bengal in 1820 and later founded the Faraizi Movement. His stay in Makkah had exposed him to reformist Islamic teachings that influenced this movement.

Correct answer: 1820

72. When Haji Shariat Ullah left Fridpur for Makkah?

  • A. 1801
  • B. 1802
  • C. 1799
  • D. 1800

Explanation: Haji Shariatullah left Faridpur for Makkah in 1799, beginning the long religious journey associated with his later reform work. He returned to Bengal in 1820.

Correct answer: 1799

73. Who gave the name to All India Muslim League?

  • A. Nawab Viqar ul Mulk
  • B. Sir Agha Khan
  • C. Nawab Saleem ullah Khan
  • D. Sir Muhammad Shafi

Explanation: Nawab Salimullah Khan of Dhaka proposed the name All-India Muslim League at the founding meeting in 1906. Nawab Viqar-ul-Mulk and Sir Agha Khan were major figures at the meeting, but they did not give the organisation this name.

Correct answer: Nawab Saleem ullah Khan

74. All India Muslim Students Federation was formed in 1937 by__________?

  • A. Sardar Abdul Rab Nishtar
  • B. Allama iqbal
  • C. Raja Sahib of Mehmudabad
  • D. Raja Ghazanfar Ali Khan

Explanation: The All-India Muslim Students Federation was formed in 1937 under the leadership of Raja Sahib of Mahmoodabad. It helped organise Muslim students politically during the later phase of the Pakistan Movement.

Correct answer: Raja Sahib of Mehmudabad

75. After Sir Agha Khan the next President of All India Muslim League was___________?

  • A. Viqar-ul-Mulk
  • B. Maulana Zafar Ali Khan
  • C. Raja Sahib of Muhammadabad
  • D. Mian Muhammad Shafi

Explanation: After Sir Aga Khan, Raja Sahib of Mahmudabad became president of the All-India Muslim League in 1913. Viqar-ul-Mulk and Mian Muhammad Shafi were important League leaders but did not occupy this immediate presidency.

Correct answer: Raja Sahib of Muhammadabad

76. Quaid-e-Azam resigned from membership of congress ?

  • A. 1913
  • B. 1916
  • C. 1920
  • D. 1922

Explanation: Jinnah resigned from the Indian National Congress in 1920 because he opposed Gandhi’s Non-Cooperation strategy and the mixing of constitutional politics with mass agitation.

Correct answer: 1920

77. When did Sir Syed Ahmad Khan died?

  • A. 11 January 1898
  • B. 27 March 1898
  • C. 02 September 1898
  • D. 19 December 1898

Explanation: Sir Syed Ahmad Khan died on 27 March 1898 and was buried in the precincts of Jamia Masjid, Aligarh Muslim University. His death came after the Aligarh Movement had firmly established its educational institutions.

Correct answer: 27 March 1898

78. Who was the founder of all India Muslim League?

  • A. Nawab Khwaja Salimullah
  • B. Allama Iqbal
  • C. Quaid E Azam
  • D. sir Agha Khan

Explanation: Nawab Khwaja Salimullah of Dacca was the leading figure behind the proposal and establishment of the All-India Muslim League at Dacca in 1906. Sir Agha Khan served as its first permanent president, while Jinnah joined later and became its most prominent leader.

Correct answer: Nawab Khwaja Salimullah

79. The Major reason because of which Indian National Congress opposed Morley Minto Reforms 1909 was_________?

  • A. The partition of
  • B. Separate electorate for minorities.
  • C. Limited suffrage given to Indians.
  • D. no representation of Indians in the imperial Council

Explanation: Congress chiefly opposed the Morley-Minto Reforms because they introduced separate electorates, especially for Muslims, which Congress viewed as divisive. Limited suffrage was also criticised, but it was not the central reason identified in this question.

Correct answer: Separate electorate for minorities.

80. The main demand of Simla deputation was __________ ?

  • A. Funds for establishing a university for Muslims
  • B. Equal rights and justice for Muslims
  • C. Equal employment opportunities
  • D. Separate Electorate

Explanation: The Simla Deputation of 1906 chiefly demanded separate electorates for Muslims so that they could elect their own representatives. This demand later became a major constitutional safeguard of the Muslim League.

Correct answer: Separate Electorate