Free Pakistan Movement MCQs with Answers

201. The Incident of Kanpur Occurred in___________?

• 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. It helped strengthen Muslim political awareness before the Khilafat Movement.

202. Who were the founders of Khilafat movement?

• 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 after World War I. Jinnah and Iqbal supported Muslim causes but were not its founders.

203. Who issued Comrade English newspaper from Culcata?

• 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. It became an important platform for Muslim political opinion and the Khilafat cause.

204. Who was the Viceroy of India at the time of Quit India Movement?

• 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. Lord Wavell succeeded him in 1943.

205. The first issue of Maualana Abul Kalam Azads 'Al Hilal' came out on 13 July_________?

• 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. Its first issue therefore belongs to 1912, not 1913 or 1914.

206. Majlis-i-Ahrar was formed in_____________?

• 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. Its formation therefore predates the 1931, 1933 and 1935 options.

207. Which of the following was a major event that led to the creation of Pakistan in 1947?

• A. The Indian National Movement
• B. The Quit India Movement
• C. The Lahore Resolution (1940)
• D. The Bengal Partition (1905)

Explanation: The Lahore Resolution of 1940 provided the formal political demand for separate Muslim-majority states, later expressed as the demand for Pakistan. The other movements influenced the broader struggle but did not state this central constitutional demand.

208. Sindh Muslim League passed on of the following resolutions in 1938?

• A. Federalism to continue
• B. Muslims to join other communities for political progress
• C. Concentration on education
• D. Resolved to have division of India on the basis of Two Nation Theory

Explanation: The Sindh Muslim League resolution of 1938 demanded the division of India on the basis of the Two-Nation Theory. It helped prepare the political ground for the Lahore Resolution of 1940.

209. Which day was known as direct action day?

• A. August 6, 1944
• B. August 6, 1945
• C. August 6, 1946
• D. August 16, 1946

Explanation: 16 August 1946 was observed as Direct Action Day by the Muslim League to press for the demand for Pakistan. The date is often confused with 6 August, which was not Direct Action Day.

210. Lahore resolution 1940, welcome address was made by______?

• A. Molana Zafar Ali khan
• B. A K Fazal Haq
• C. Shah Nawaz Mamdot
• D. None of these

Explanation: Nawab Sir Shah Nawaz Mamdot, president of the Punjab Muslim League, delivered the welcome address at the Lahore session of 1940. A. K. Fazlul Huq presented the Lahore Resolution itself, which is the usual source of confusion.