Free Pakistan Movement MCQs with Answers

31. Founder Of khudai Khidmatgar resistance movement against British colonial rule in India?

• 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. Its members were known as the Red Shirts because of their uniforms and opposed British rule through non-violent resistance.

32. Who is the author of "Hunter par Hunter"_______________?

• 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. Deputy Nazir Ahmad and Zafar Ali Khan were different Urdu writers.

33. Which Governor General decided to make English as the medium of instruction in India ?

• 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. The change was strongly associated with Macaulay’s educational recommendations, not Lord Canning or Wellesley.

34. The British attitude towards granting India independence changed partly owing to the

• 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 War II, and the growth of Indian nationalism. Therefore, all three listed factors contributed.

35. The single biggest item of British capital investment in India was __________?

• 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 and the expansion of colonial trade. Plantations and mines were important but smaller in total investment.

36. 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. The wording combines the offices of Governor-General and Viceroy, but the intended comparison still points to Hastings.

37. Who among the following founded the Royal Asiatic Society of Bengal?

• 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. Warren Hastings supported Oriental learning but was not its founder.

38. Who was the first President of Muslim League?

• 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. Muhammad Ali Jinnah later became its most prominent leader and president, but he was not the first president.

39. Who coined the name of Pakistan?

• 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. Sir Syed promoted Muslim educational and political awareness but did not coin the name.

40. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan published the booklet Asbab-e-Baghawat-e-Hind in_________?

• 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. The uprising began in 1857, but that is not the publication year asked for.