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331 Pakistan Movement MCQs from Pakistan Studies, each with the correct answer and a written explanation of why it is correct. Free and unlimited, with no account needed.
The Pakistan Movement traces Muslim political development from the Aligarh Movement and Partition of Bengal through the Lucknow Pact, Khilafat Movement, Nehru Report, Fourteen Points and Allahabad Address. It also covers the Round Table Conferences, Lahore Resolution, Cabinet Mission Plan and Radcliffe Award, including the leaders, dates, proposals and consequences of each stage.
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- 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.
Correct answer: Sir Agha Khan- 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.
Correct answer: Dhaka- 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.
Correct answer: Bombay- 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.
Correct answer: Sir Syed Ahmad Khan- 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…
Correct answer: Pani pat- 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.
Correct answer: 1904- A. 2nd August 1858
- B. 18th July 1858
- C. 24th October 1858
- D. 3rd June 1858
Explanation: The Government of India Act 1858 was passed by the British Parliament on 2 August 1858 after the War of Independence of 1857.
Correct answer: 2nd August 1858- A. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
- B. Sir William Wilson Hunter
- C. M Delwar Hussain
- D. John King Fairbank
Explanation: Sir Syed Ahmad Khan reviewed William Wilson Hunter's work, commonly titled The Indian Musalmans, in 1872.
Correct answer: Sir Syed Ahmed Khan- A. Haji Shariat Ullah
- B. Allama Muhammad Iqbal
- C. Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar
- D. Sir Aga Khan
Explanation: Haji Shariatullah founded the Faraizi Movement in Bengal in the early nineteenth century, urging Muslims to observe their obligatory…
Correct answer: Haji Shariat Ullah- A. 1939
- B. 1927
- C. 1947
- D. 1949
Explanation: Fatima Jinnah formally joined the All-India Muslim League in 1939 and thereafter became an important supporter of her brother's political…
Correct answer: 1939- A. Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
- B. Inayatullah khan
- C. Molana Muhmmad Ali johar
- D. A.K fazul Haq
Explanation: Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, popularly called Bacha Khan, founded the Khudai Khidmatgar movement in the North-West Frontier Province.
Correct answer: Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan- A. Depuy Nazir Ahmed
- B. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
- C. Maulana Zafar Ali khan
- D. None of these
Explanation: Sir Syed Ahmad Khan wrote Hunter par Hunter as a response to W. W. Hunter’s criticism of Muslims after the 1857 uprising.
Correct answer: Sir Syed Ahmed Khan- A. Lord Canning
- B. Lord Wellselly
- C. Lord Harding
- D. Lord William Bentick
Explanation: Lord William Bentinck’s administration accepted the policy of using English as the medium of higher instruction in 1835.
Correct answer: Lord William Bentick- A. Change in the government of the UK
- B. Impact of World War II
- C. Growing tide of Indian Nationalism
- D. All of the above
Explanation: The shift in British policy resulted from several combined pressures: the Labour government, the economic and political impact of World…
Correct answer: All of the above- A. Railways
- B. Plantations and mines
- C. Banking and insurance
- D. Shipping
Explanation: Railways received the largest share of British capital investment in India because they served military movement, raw-material extraction…
Correct answer: Railways36. The British Governor General and Viceroy who served for the longest period in India was__________?
- A. Lord Irwin
- B. Warren Hastings
- C. Lord Curzon
- D. None of these
Explanation: Among the listed figures, Warren Hastings served as Governor-General for the longest period, from 1773 to 1785.
Correct answer: Warren Hastings- A. William Jones
- B. Lord Cornwallis John
- C. Shore
- D. Warren Hastings
Explanation: Sir William Jones founded the Asiatic Society of Bengal in Calcutta in 1784, later known as the Royal Asiatic Society of Bengal.
Correct answer: William Jones- A. Muhammad Ali Jinnah
- B. Agha Khan
- C. Tameez Udin
- D. Liaqat Ali khan
Explanation: The Aga Khan III served as the first president of the All-India Muslim League.
Correct answer: Agha Khan- A. Sir Syed Ahmed
- B. Liaqat Ali Khan
- C. Quaid-e-Azam
- D. Choudhry Rehmat Ali
Explanation: Choudhry Rahmat Ali coined the name Pakistan in his 1933 pamphlet Now or Never.
Correct answer: Choudhry Rehmat Ali- A. 1857
- B. 1858
- C. 1859
- D. None of these
Explanation: Sir Syed wrote Asbab-e-Baghawat-e-Hind after the 1857 uprising to analyse its causes, and the booklet was published in 1859.
Correct answer: 1859