Free Pakistan Movement MCQs with Answers

21. Who was the first President of All India Muslim League?

• 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. Nawab Salimullah Khan hosted the founding session but was not its first president.

22. In which of the following city, All India Muslim League was found?

• 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. Its founding was encouraged by Muslim political leaders including Nawab Salimullah Khan.

23. In which of the following cities Indian National Congress was found?

• 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. Bombay is now officially called Mumbai.

24. The book, "Khutbat e Ahmadia' is written by?

• 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. Sir Syed Amir Ali was a different later Muslim scholar, making his name a likely trap.

25. Khawaja Altaf Hussain Hali was born in _________?

• 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 of the Aligarh Movement. Agra and Delhi are important literary centres but were not his birthplace.

26. Khawaja Altaf Hussain Hali was awarded the title of Shamsul Ulama.

• 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. The title was an official recognition, not the year of his death or the publication of a major work.

27. Government of India Act 1858 was passed on?

• 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. It transferred rule from the East India Company to the British Crown.

28. Who Reviewed the famous book "The Indian Musalmans" in 1872?

• 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. Hunter wrote the book to examine the position and alleged disloyalty of Indian Muslims.

29. Who started the Faraizi Movement?

• 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 religious duties, or faraiz. His son Dudu Miyan later expanded the movement.

30. When did Fatima Jinnah joined All India Muslim league?

• 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 struggle. The dates 1927 and 1947 do not fit her formal entry into the League.