Free Khilafat Movement MCQs with Answers
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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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- A. 1917
- B. 1918
- C. 1919
- D. None of these
Explanation: The Khilafat Movement began in 1919 after the First World War, when Indian Muslims organised to protect the Ottoman Caliphate.
Correct answer: 1919- A. 1923
- B. 1921
- C. 1924
- D. 1922
Explanation: The Khilafat Movement ended in 1924 when Mustafa Kemal’s Turkish Grand National Assembly abolished the caliphate.
Correct answer: 1924- A. 1912
- B. 1913
- C. 1916
- D. 1919
Explanation: Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar launched the Urdu newspaper Hamdard in 1913, using journalism to promote Muslim political awareness.
Correct answer: 1913- A. Chinai
- B. Amritsar
- C. Bombay
- D. Delhi
Explanation: The Quit India Movement was launched by the Indian National Congress in Bombay on 8 August 1942.
Correct answer: Bombay- A. Mahatma Gandhi
- B. ShaukatAli
- C. M.A. Jinnah
- D. None of these
Explanation: Mahatma Gandhi was elected president of the All-India Khilafat Conference held at Delhi in 1919.
Correct answer: Mahatma Gandhi- A. Lahore
- B. Delhi
- C. Agra
- D. Calcutta
Explanation: Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar launched the English newspaper Comrade from Calcutta in 1911.
Correct answer: Calcutta- A. Maulana Mauhammad Ali and Saukat Ali
- B. Maulana Mauhammad Ali and Nusrat Ali
- C. Maulana Mauhammad Ali and Muskan Ali
- D. Maulana Mauhammad Ali and Khilafat Ali
Explanation: The Ali brothers were Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar and Maulana Shaukat Ali.
Correct answer: Maulana Mauhammad Ali and Saukat Ali- A. 1875
- B. 1876
- C. 1877
- D. 1878Pakistan Current Affairs
Explanation: Muhammad Ali Jauhar was born in 1878 and later became a leading journalist and leader of the Khilafat Movement.
Correct answer: 1878Pakistan Current Affairs- A. 22 Sep,1939
- B. 22 Oct, 1939
- C. 22 Nov, 1939
- D. 22 Dec, 1939
Explanation: The Day of Deliverance was observed on 22 December 1939 at the request of the All-India Muslim League after Congress ministries resigned.
Correct answer: 22 Dec, 193930. The Afghan Government appointed___________ to facilitate Mujahireen during Hijrat Movement 1920?
- A. Dr. Abdul Ghani
- B. Kamal Khan
- C. Abdul Majeed
- D. None
Explanation: During the 1920 Hijrat Movement, the Afghan government appointed Dr Abdul Ghani to help and facilitate the Muslim migrants entering…
Correct answer: Dr. Abdul Ghani- A. Lahore
- B. Kabul
- C. Peshawar
- D. Bengal
Explanation: A Hijrat Committee was established at Peshawar to arrange and assist the movement of migrants toward Afghanistan in 1920.
Correct answer: Peshawar- A. 1905
- B. 1913
- C. 1919
- D. 1924
Explanation: The Kanpur Mosque Incident occurred in 1913 when a mosque-related dispute led to tensions between Muslims and the colonial authorities.
Correct answer: 1913- A. Quaid e Azam & Allama Iqbal
- B. Liaqat Ali & Agha khan
- C. Ch Rahmat Ali & Mohammad Hassan
- D. Ali brothers
Explanation: The Khilafat Movement was led by the Ali brothers, Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar and Maulana Shaukat Ali, to defend the Ottoman Caliphate…
Correct answer: Ali brothers- A. Mualana Shibli Nomani
- B. Mualana Muhammad Ali Johar
- C. Quaid-e-Azam
- D. None of these
Explanation: Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar published the English-language newspaper Comrade from Calcutta.
Correct answer: Mualana Muhammad Ali Johar- A. Lord Wavell
- B. Lord Walington
- C. Lord Linlithgow
- D. None of these
Explanation: Lord Linlithgow was Viceroy of India from 1936 to 1943, including the launch of the Quit India Movement in August 1942.
Correct answer: Lord Linlithgow- A. 1912
- B. 1913
- C. 1914
- D. None of these
Explanation: Maulana Abul Kalam Azad launched Al-Hilal on 13 July 1912, using it to promote Muslim political awareness and anti-colonial unity.
Correct answer: 1912- A. 1929
- B. 1931
- C. 1933
- D. 1935
Explanation: Majlis-i-Ahrar-i-Islam was founded in 1929 by Muslim leaders who later became prominent in anti-British and religious politics.
Correct answer: 1929