All Free Pakistan Studies MCQs with Answers

21. Who was the first Principal of M.A.O College in Aligarh?

• A. Sir Syed
• B. Lord Elgin
• C. Henry Siddons
• D. Theodore Beck

Explanation: Henry Siddons was the first principal of the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College at Aligarh. Theodore Beck became principal later and is more commonly remembered for strengthening the college’s political influence.

22. Who was the first Principal of Aglo-Oriental College?

• A. Sir Syed
• B. Lord Elgin
• C. Henry Siddons
• D. Theodore Beck

Explanation: The first principal of the Anglo-Oriental College, later called M.A.O. College, was Henry Siddons. Theodore Beck succeeded him in 1883.

23. In which year Syed Jamal-u-din Afghani died?

• A. 1895
• B. 1896
• C. 1897
• D. 1898

Explanation: Jamal al-Din al-Afghani died in Istanbul in 1897. He was an important Muslim reformer whose ideas influenced political and educational awakening in the Muslim world.

24. In which year Ali Garh Trusteeship bill was passed?

• A. 1886
• B. 1887
• C. 1888
• D. 1889

Explanation: The Aligarh Trusteeship Bill was passed in 1889, strengthening the institutional administration of the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College at Aligarh.

25. Who was the first President of All India Muslim League?

• A. Sir Agha Khan
• B. Nawab Waqar ul Mulk
• C. Nawab Saleem ullah Khan
• D. None of them

Explanation: Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah, Aga Khan III, was chosen as the first president of the All-India Muslim League at its establishment in 1906. Nawab Salimullah Khan hosted the founding session but was not its first president.

26. In which of the following city, All India Muslim League was found?

• A. Delhi
• B. Lahore
• C. Dhaka
• D. Allahabad

Explanation: The All-India Muslim League was founded at Dhaka in December 1906 during the session of the Muhammadan Educational Conference. Its founding was encouraged by Muslim political leaders including Nawab Salimullah Khan.

27. In which of the following cities Indian National Congress was found?

• A. Delhi
• B. Bombay
• C. Kanpur
• D. Allahabad

Explanation: The Indian National Congress was founded in Bombay in 1885, with A. O. Hume playing a central organisational role. Bombay is now officially called Mumbai.

28. The book, "Khutbat e Ahmadia' is written by?

• A. Dr. Safdar Mahmood
• B. Abdul Haleem Sharar
• C. Sir Syed Amir Ali
• D. Sir Syed Ahmad Khan

Explanation: Khutbat-e-Ahmadia was written by Sir Syed Ahmad Khan as a response to William Muir's criticism of the Prophet Muhammad. Sir Syed Amir Ali was a different later Muslim scholar, making his name a likely trap.

29. Khawaja Altaf Hussain Hali was born in _________?

• A. Pani pat
• B. Agra
• C. Delhi
• D. Punjab

Explanation: Khawaja Altaf Hussain Hali was born in Panipat in 1837 and became a leading Urdu poet associated with the reformist intellectual climate of the Aligarh Movement. Agra and Delhi are important literary centres but were not his birthplace.

30. Khawaja Altaf Hussain Hali was awarded the title of Shamsul Ulama.

• A. 1907
• B. 1904
• C. 1899
• D. 2000

Explanation: Altaf Hussain Hali received the honorific title Shams-ul-Ulama in 1904 for his services to Urdu literature and scholarship. The title was an official recognition, not the year of his death or the publication of a major work.