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2501. The Book " Incomplete Partition was written by __________ ?

  • A. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
  • B. Alastair Lamb
  • C. Qauid E Azam
  • D. None of these

Explanation: The book Incomplete Partition was written by Alastair Lamb, a historian known for works on the Kashmir dispute and the Partition of British India. It was not written by Quaid-e-Azam or Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.

Correct answer: Alastair Lamb

2502. Anthony MacDonnel was the lieutenant governor of _________?

  • A. Sindh
  • B. Punjab
  • C. United provinces
  • D. Central provinces

Explanation: Anthony MacDonnell served as Lieutenant-Governor of the United Provinces, formerly the North-Western Provinces and Oudh. Sindh, Punjab and the Central Provinces had different provincial heads.

Correct answer: United provinces

2503. When British announced NWFP separating from Punjab?

  • A. 1901
  • B. 1932
  • C. 1947
  • D. None of these

Explanation: The North-West Frontier Province was separated from Punjab in 1901 under Lord Curzon’s administrative reorganization. It was later renamed Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in 2010.

Correct answer: 1901

2504. Who assassinated to Lord Louis Mountbatten the last Viceroy of United India?

  • A. Thomas Saviory
  • B. Henry Lekvin
  • C. Thomas McMahon
  • D. Ravin Simmon Bovey

Explanation: Lord Mountbatten was assassinated in 1979 when an IRA bomb exploded on his boat in Ireland; Thomas McMahon was convicted in connection with the bombing. The question's wording is grammatically incorrect, but the intended answer is identifiable.

Correct answer: Thomas McMahon

2505. Which provinces were divided according to 3rd June Plan?

  • A. Punjab and Bengal
  • B. Calcutta and Madras
  • C. Bombay and Sindh
  • D. None of these

Explanation: The 3 June Plan provided for the division of both Punjab and Bengal before the creation of Pakistan and India. Calcutta was a city, while Madras, Bombay and Sindh were not the paired provinces divided under this plan.

Correct answer: Punjab and Bengal

2506. Who wrote "Muslims Suffering Under Congress Rule"?

  • A. Moulvi Fazul-ul-Haq
  • B. G.W Chaudhary
  • C. Ayesha Jalal
  • D. Benazir Bhutto

Explanation: “Muslims Suffering Under Congress Rule” is attributed to Moulvi Fazul-ul-Haq, also commonly identified as A. K. Fazlul Huq. It belongs to the literature highlighting Muslim concerns during Congress rule.

Correct answer: Moulvi Fazul-ul-Haq

2507. "The Transfer of Power in India" is a book written by:_________?

  • A. Keith Callard
  • B. Quaid-e-Azam
  • C. Liaquat Ali
  • D. V.P Memon

Explanation: V. P. Menon wrote The Transfer of Power in India, a major account of the constitutional steps leading to independence and partition. Keith Callard wrote on constitutional and political developments but not this book.

Correct answer: V.P Memon

2508. Orissa separated from Bihar in _______?

  • A. Act of 1909
  • B. Act of 1919
  • C. Act of 1936
  • D. None

Explanation: Orissa was separated from Bihar and made a separate province under the Government of India Act of 1935, taking effect in 1936. The Acts of 1909 and 1919 did not create Orissa as a separate province.

Correct answer: Act of 1936

2509. April 13, 2019 marked the _____________ anniversary of the Jallianwala tragedy:

  • A. 99th
  • B. 95th
  • C. 100th
  • D. None of above

Explanation: The Jallianwala Bagh massacre occurred on 13 April 1919, so 13 April 2019 marked its 100th anniversary. Counting from 1919 to 2019 gives exactly a century.

Correct answer: 100th

2510. Quit India Movement was launched in response to?

  • A. Cabinet Mission Plan
  • B. Cripps Proposals
  • C. Simon Commission Report
  • D. Wavell Plan

Explanation: The Quit India Movement was launched in August 1942 after the failure of the Cripps Proposals to secure an acceptable constitutional settlement during World War II. The Cabinet Mission came later, in 1946.

Correct answer: Cripps Proposals