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The Khilafat Movement arose after the First World War to defend the Ottoman caliphate and oppose the settlement imposed on Turkey. It covers the leadership of the Ali brothers, cooperation with Gandhi's Non-Cooperation Movement, the Hijrat Movement, the movement's decline and the abolition of the caliphate in 1924.

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Hard
  • A. Afghanistan
  • B. Subcontinent
  • C. Turkey
  • D. None of these

Explanation: The Silk Handkerchief Movement, or Reshmi Rumal Tehrik, was a Deobandi-led plan to end British rule in India.

Correct answer: Subcontinent
Hard
  • A. Dhaka
  • B. Karachi
  • C. Istanbul
  • D. None of these

Explanation: The third Khilafat Conference was held at Karachi in 1921. Karachi was a major centre of Khilafat activism and also hosted the movement’s…

Correct answer: Karachi
Fairly easy
  • A. Civil Disobedience Movement
  • B. Quit India Movement
  • C. Non-Cooperation Movement
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Gandhi launched the Quit India Movement in August 1942 with the demand that Britain leave India.

Correct answer: Quit India Movement
Fairly easy
  • A. 1920
  • B. 1919
  • C. 1917
  • D. 1918

Explanation: The Khilafat Movement formally emerged in 1919 after the formation of the All-India Khilafat Committee.

Correct answer: 1919
Fairly easy
  • A. 1917
  • B. 1918
  • C. 1919
  • D. 1920

Explanation: The Rowlatt Act came into operation in 1919 and extended wartime emergency powers after the First World War.

Correct answer: 1919
Hard
  • A. 05 July 1919
  • B. 05 August 1919
  • C. 05 September 1919
  • D. 05 October 1919

Explanation: The All India Khilafat Committee was formed on 5 July 1919 to organise Muslim opposition to the proposed postwar treatment of the Ottoman…

Correct answer: 05 July 1919
Fairly easy
  • A. 03 March 1922
  • B. 03 March 1923
  • C. 03 March 1924
  • D. 03 March 1925

Explanation: Mustafa Kemal’s Turkish National Assembly abolished the institution of the Caliphate on 3 March 1924.

Correct answer: 03 March 1924
Moderate
  • A. Sir Aga Khan
  • B. Mohsin-ul-Mulk
  • C. Maulana M.A. Johar
  • D. Sir M. Shafi

Explanation: Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar headed the Khilafat Deputation that went to England in March 1920.

Correct answer: Maulana M.A. Johar
Moderate
  • A. Lucknow
  • B. Lahore
  • C. Amritsar
  • D. Delhi

Explanation: The second Khilafat Conference was held at Amritsar in December 1919. The first major Khilafat Conference had been held in Delhi on 23…

Correct answer: Amritsar
Fairly easy
  • A. 1915
  • B. 1916
  • C. 1917
  • D. None of these

Explanation: The Sykes-Picot Agreement was signed in 1916 by Britain and France to divide Ottoman territories into spheres of influence.

Correct answer: 1916
Moderate
  • A. Allama Iqbal
  • B. Maulana Muhammad Ali Johar
  • C. Quaid-e-Azam
  • D. None of These

Explanation: Quaid-e-Azam opposed Gandhi’s Non-Cooperation Movement because he considered its methods unconstitutional and politically risky.

Correct answer: Quaid-e-Azam
Hard
  • A. January 1920
  • B. February 1920
  • C. November 1919
  • D. None of These

Explanation: The third session of the Khilafat Conference was held in Bombay in February 1920.

Correct answer: February 1920
Moderate
  • A. December 1919
  • B. January 1919
  • C. December 1920
  • D. January 1920

Explanation: The second Khilafat Conference was held at Amritsar in December 1919, following the first session in Delhi in November 1919.

Correct answer: December 1919
Fairly easy
  • A. November 1919
  • B. December 1919
  • C. November 1920
  • D. None of These

Explanation: The first Khilafat Conference was held in Delhi on 23 and 24 November 1919.

Correct answer: November 1919
Moderate
  • A. M Kelappan
  • B. Maulana Hasrat Mohani
  • C. Shankaran Nair
  • D. Veer Savarkar

Explanation: Maulana Hasrat Mohani is generally credited with first raising or coining the slogan “Inquilab Zindabad.” Bhagat Singh later made the…

Correct answer: Maulana Hasrat Mohani
Very hard
  • A. Mir Mohammad Muttaqi
  • B. Noor Mohammad
  • C. Abdul Ali Khan
  • D. Abdul Raheem

Explanation: Maulana Mohammad Ali Johar was the son of Abdul Ali Khan, who served in the Rampur state administration.

Correct answer: Abdul Ali Khan
Fairly easy
  • A. Nehru Report
  • B. Shuddi movement
  • C. Quit India Movement
  • D. Non Cooperation Movement

Explanation: Jinnah opposed Gandhi’s Non-Cooperation Movement because he considered its methods unconstitutional and likely to promote disorder, so he…

Correct answer: Non Cooperation Movement
Moderate
  • A. 1925
  • B. 1922
  • C. 1920
  • D. 1913

Explanation: Jinnah resigned from the Indian National Congress in 1920 after disagreeing with Gandhi’s Non-Cooperation policy and the use of mass…

Correct answer: 1920
Fairly easy
  • A. 1910
  • B. 1913
  • C. 1915
  • D. 1917

Explanation: Majlis Khuddam-e-Kaba was established in 1913 to organize Muslim opinion in support of the Ottoman Caliphate and the sanctity of Muslim…

Correct answer: 1913
Hard
  • A. Shazia Bano
  • B. Abadi Bano
  • C. Razia Bano
  • D. Tasmia Bano

Explanation: Bi Aman’s real name was Abadi Bano Begum, the mother of Maulana Muhammad Ali and Maulana Shaukat Ali.

Correct answer: Abadi Bano

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