All Free Pakistan Studies MCQs with Answers

2511. Moplah rebellion of 1921 took place in __________?

• A. Assam
• B. Kashmir
• C. Malabar
• D. North-West frontier province

Explanation: The Moplah, or Malabar, Rebellion occurred in the Malabar region of present-day Kerala in 1921. It involved Mappila Muslim tenants and was connected with agrarian grievances and the wider Khilafat and Non-Cooperation era.

2512. The Shahi Jirga was to decide in favor of India or Pakistan in_________?

• A. NWFP
• B. Sindh
• C. Balochistan
• D. None of these

Explanation: The Shahi Jirga of Balochistan met in 1947 to decide the province's accession, and it voted in favour of Pakistan. This was part of the political settlement accompanying the partition of British India.

2513. In which year British East India Company occupied Punjab?

• A. 1846
• B. 1847
• C. 1849
• D. 1850

Explanation: The British annexed Punjab in 1849 after the Second Anglo-Sikh War and the fall of the Sikh kingdom. The earlier date 1846 relates to the Treaty of Lahore after the First Anglo-Sikh War, not full occupation.

2514. Lord Curzon created province of NWFP in__________?

• A. 1900
• B. 1901
• C. 1906
• D. None of these

Explanation: Lord Curzon created the North-West Frontier Province in 1901 by separating frontier districts from Punjab. This was part of the administrative changes during Curzon’s viceroyalty.

2515. Bengal was divided into two parts. In which part the Muslims were in majority?

• A. Western Bengal
• B. Eastern Bengal
• C. North Western Bengal
• D. None of these

Explanation: Eastern Bengal had a Muslim majority after the 1905 partition, while Western Bengal had a Hindu majority. This demographic division was one reason the partition initially received support from many Muslims.

2516. Lord ________ issued an order of diving the province of bengal into two parts in July 20, 1905.

• A. Lord lytton
• B. Lord Curzon
• C. Lord Hastings
• D. Lord Wallington

Explanation: Lord Curzon, the Viceroy of India, ordered the partition of Bengal in 1905. The decision divided the large province into Eastern Bengal and Assam and Western Bengal.

2517. Hindus started Swedishi Movement in 7 August 1905, the Movement was started against_________ ?

• A. Muslims
• B. British
• C. Both of these
• D. None of these

Explanation: The Swadeshi Movement was directed against the British decision to partition Bengal, not against Muslims as a religious group. It promoted the boycott of British goods and the use of indigenous products.

2518. Which Hindu leader started a movement against the partition of Bengal ?

• A. Surindar Nath Beneijee
• B. Raja Ram Mohn Ray
• C. Dayananda Saraswati
• D. None of these

Explanation: Surendranath Banerjee was a prominent Bengali leader of the anti-partition movement and helped organise opposition to the 1905 partition. Raja Ram Mohan Roy and Dayananda Saraswati belonged to earlier reform movements and were not the leaders of this campaign.

2519. Which was the first princely state to accede Pakistan?

• A. Swat
• B. Umerkot
• C. Bahawalpur
• D. None of these

Explanation: Bahawalpur was the first princely state to accede to Pakistan, signing its Instrument of Accession on 7 August 1947. Swat followed later, while Umerkot was not the first princely accession.

2520. Where did the incident of Jalian Wala Bagh tragedy take place?

• A. Malabar
• B. Amritsar
• C. Lucknow
• D. Madras

Explanation: The Jallianwala Bagh massacre occurred at Amritsar on 13 April 1919, when troops fired on a gathering of civilians. Malabar, Lucknow and Madras were different sites associated with other events.