Free Nehru Report and Fourteen Points MCQs with Answers

21. The book " Pakistan: the Formative Phase" was written by__________?

• A. K. K. Aziz
• B. Khalid Bin Saeed
• C. Aitzaz Ahsan
• D. Syed Ameer Ali

Explanation: Khalid Bin Sayeed wrote Pakistan: The Formative Phase, a major scholarly study of Pakistan’s political development and early history. K. K. Aziz was also a noted historian, but he did not write this book.

22. The book " The Sole Spokesman: Jinnah the Muslim and Demand for Pakistan" was written by___________?

• A. Umera Ahmed
• B. Ayesha Jalal
• C. Liaquat Ali Khan
• D. Aitzaz Ahsan

Explanation: Ayesha Jalal wrote The Sole Spokesman: Jinnah, the Muslim League and the Demand for Pakistan. The book examines Jinnah’s leadership and the Muslim League’s political strategy.

23. The books "The Murder of History", "The Pakistani Historian" and "Britain and Muslim India were written by________?

• A. Khalid Bin Sayeed
• B. Chudary Muhammad Ali
• C. I.I Qureshi
• D. K.K Aziz

Explanation: K. K. Aziz wrote The Murder of History, The Pakistani Historian and Britain and Muslim India. He is particularly known for critical works on the history and historiography of Pakistan.

24. Who Prepared Pirpur report of 1938?

• A. Quaid-i-Azam
• B. Raja Syed Muhammad Mehdi
• C. Allama Iqbal
• D. Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar

Explanation: The Pirpur Report of 1938 was prepared under the chairmanship of Raja Syed Muhammad Mehdi. It documented the Muslim League’s allegations of Muslim grievances under Congress provincial ministries.

25. The Pamphlet "Now or Never" was written in 1933 by___________?

• A. M Ali Johar
• B. Sir Sayed
• C. Ch Rahmat Ali
• D. Allama Iqbal

Explanation: The pamphlet Now or Never was published in 1933 by Choudhary Rahmat Ali, who used it to advocate a separate Muslim homeland and popularised the name Pakistan. Sir Syed and Allama Iqbal belonged to earlier stages of Muslim political thought.

26. Under which scheme did Muslim league surrender the demand of separate electorate for the Muslims?

• A. Delhi Proposal 1927
• B. Patna Scheme 1938
• C. Poona Pact
• D. Never Surrender

Explanation: In the Delhi Muslim Proposals of 1927, the Muslim League agreed to abandon separate electorates if specified constitutional safeguards were accepted. This was a conditional political concession, not a permanent rejection of the principle.

27. In March 1942, Who came to sub-continent with some proposals to solve constitutional problems?

• A. Lord Ripon
• B. Lord Minto
• C. Stafford Crips
• D. Linlithgow

Explanation: Sir Stafford Cripps arrived in India in March 1942 with proposals intended to secure Indian political cooperation during the Second World War. His proposals became known as the Cripps Mission, not the work of Minto, Ripon or Linlithgow.

28. Who drafted "Wardha Scheme" under the guidance of Ghandi_____________?

• A. Abul Kalam Azad
• B. Nahru
• C. Dr. Zakir hussain
• D. None of these

Explanation: The Wardha Scheme of Basic Education was drafted by Dr. Zakir Husain under Gandhi's guidance. It proposed craft-centred education, unlike the political constitutional proposals associated with Nehru and the Fourteen Points.

29. The Simon Commission arrived in India on______________?

• A. 3rd February, 1927
• B. 3rd February, 1928
• C. 3rd February, 1929
• D. None of these

Explanation: The Simon Commission arrived in India on 3 February 1928 and was widely boycotted because it had no Indian member. Its arrival intensified constitutional debate and helped lead to the Nehru Report and Jinnah's Fourteen Points.

30. Founder of Pakistan M.A. Jinnah declared unequivocally that "it is impossible to work a democratic parliamentary government in India" in press interview given to_______________?

• A. The Hindustan Times
• B. Manchester Guardian
• C. The Financial Times
• D. None of these

Explanation: Jinnah made this observation in an interview with the Manchester Guardian while discussing the difficulty of applying parliamentary democracy to India's communal and constitutional conditions. The newspaper name, rather than the Financial Times, is the key identification point.