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- The Government of India Act 1909 is also known as:
A) Morley-Minto Reforms
B) Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms
C) Cripps Plan
D) Wavell Plan
Answer: A - The Government of India Act 1919 is also called:
A) Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms
B) Morley-Minto Reforms
C) Cabinet Mission
D) Simon Commission
Answer: A - Dyarchy was introduced in:
A) 1919 Act
B) 1909 Act
C) 1935 Act
D) 1947 Act
Answer: A - Provincial autonomy was granted under:
A) Government of India Act 1935
B) 1919 Act
C) 1909 Act
D) 1947 Act
Answer: A - The Federal system in British India was proposed in:
A) 1935 Act
B) 1919 Act
C) 1909 Act
D) 1947 Act
Answer: A - The idea of Pakistan in “Now or Never” pamphlet was presented in:
A) 1933
B) 1940
C) 1920
D) 1906
Answer: A - Choudhry Rahmat Ali belonged to:
A) Cambridge University
B) Oxford University
C) Harvard University
D) Punjab University
Answer: A - The word “Pakistan” was formed from:
A) Punjab, Afghania, Kashmir, Sindh, Balochistan
B) Punjab and Kashmir only
C) Sindh and Bengal
D) Delhi and Lahore
Answer: A - The All India Muslim League’s aim in 1906 was to:
A) Protect Muslim political rights
B) End British rule immediately
C) Form Pakistan
D) Start war
Answer: A - The Shimla Conference of 1945 was convened by:
A) Lord Wavell
B) Lord Mountbatten
C) Lord Curzon
D) Lord Minto
Answer: A - The main issue in Shimla Conference was:
A) Representation in Executive Council
B) Trade policy
C) Education reforms
D) War strategy
Answer: A - The Lahore Resolution was originally called:
A) Resolution of Pakistan
B) Delhi Plan
C) Nehru Plan
D) Cabinet Plan
Answer: A - The Muslim League session of 1940 was held at:
A) Minto Park Lahore
B) Delhi Fort
C) Karachi Port
D) Simla Hill
Answer: A - The British Cabinet Mission came from:
A) Britain
B) India
C) USA
D) France
Answer: A - The Interim Government was formed before:
A) Independence
B) Partition of Bengal
C) Khilafat Movement
D) Lucknow Pact
Answer: A - The Muslim League joined Interim Government in:
A) 1946
B) 1940
C) 1935
D) 1947
Answer: A - The demand for Pakistan was first formally accepted by Muslim League in:
A) Lahore Resolution 1940
B) Lucknow Pact 1916
C) Nehru Report 1928
D) Simon Report 1930
Answer: A - The British Parliament passed Indian Independence Act in:
A) July 1947
B) March 1940
C) June 1946
D) January 1950
Answer: A - The Radcliffe Boundary Commission was announced in:
A) 1947
B) 1940
C) 1935
D) 1919
Answer: A - The main cause of partition riots was:
A) Communal tension
B) Trade disputes
C) Education reforms
D) Railway system
Answer: A - The Muslim League demanded separate electorate first in:
A) 1906 Simla Deputation
B) 1940 Resolution
C) 1935 Act
D) 1920 Movement
Answer: A - The Congress Party was established in:
A) 1885
B) 1906
C) 1920
D) 1940
Answer: A - The founder of Congress was:
A) A.O. Hume
B) Gandhi
C) Nehru
D) Patel
Answer: A - The partition of Bengal was announced in:
A) 1905
B) 1911
C) 1920
D) 1947
Answer: A - The capital of British India before Delhi was:
A) Calcutta
B) Bombay
C) Madras
D) Lahore
Answer: A - The annulment of Bengal partition took place in:
A) 1911
B) 1905
C) 1920
D) 1935
Answer: A - The Muslim League demanded safeguards for Muslims in:
A) Nehru Report rejection
B) Lucknow Pact
C) Cabinet Mission
D) Cripps Mission
Answer: A - The Urdu-Hindi controversy started in:
A) Banaras 1867
B) Lahore 1906
C) Delhi 1940
D) Karachi 1947
Answer: A - Sir Syed Ahmad Khan advised Muslims to:
A) Avoid Congress politics initially
B) Join Congress fully
C) Start war
D) Leave education
Answer: A - Sir Syed Ahmad Khan founded Scientific Society in:
A) 1864
B) 1906
C) 1920
D) 1947
Answer: A - The Aligarh Movement mainly focused on:
A) Modern education and reform
B) Armed struggle
C) Trade expansion
D) Agriculture
Answer: A - The Indian Councils Act 1861 introduced:
A) Legislative councils
B) Independence
C) Partition
D) Federal system
Answer: A - The Muslim League first demanded Pakistan concept in pamphlet form in:
A) 1933
B) 1940
C) 1906
D) 1920
Answer: A - The author of “Pakistan Resolution” draft was:
A) A.K. Fazlul Haq
B) Jinnah
C) Iqbal
D) Liaquat Ali Khan
Answer: A - The Muslim League adopted Pakistan demand in response to:
A) Congress policies
B) British support
C) Sikh movement
D) USA pressure
Answer: A - The Khilafat Movement collapsed after:
A) Turkey abolished Caliphate
B) Pakistan creation
C) British defeat
D) Congress support
Answer: A - Mustafa Kemal Atatürk belonged to:
A) Turkey
B) India
C) Iran
D) Egypt
Answer: A - The Hijrat Movement encouraged Muslims to migrate to:
A) Afghanistan
B) Iran
C) Turkey
D) Saudi Arabia
Answer: A - The Non-Cooperation Movement was suspended in:
A) 1922
B) 1919
C) 1930
D) 1940
Answer: A - The Chauri Chaura incident caused:
A) Suspension of movement
B) Independence
C) Partition
D) War
Answer: A - The Simon Commission was appointed by:
A) British Government
B) Congress
C) Muslim League
D) UN
Answer: A - The slogan against Simon Commission was:
A) Simon Go Back
B) Quit India
C) Pakistan Zindabad
D) Freedom First
Answer: A - The Nehru Report was written in:
A) 1928
B) 1916
C) 1940
D) 1906
Answer: A - The Nehru Report demanded:
A) Dominion status
B) Pakistan
C) Independence immediately
D) War
Answer: A - The Muslim League rejected Nehru Report because of:
A) No Muslim safeguards
B) Too many rights
C) British opposition
D) Sikh approval
Answer: A - The Allahabad Address was delivered in:
A) 1930
B) 1940
C) 1919
D) 1906
Answer: A - The concept of separate Muslim state was strengthened in:
A) Allahabad Address
B) Lucknow Pact
C) Cabinet Mission
D) Cripps Plan
Answer: A - The Muslim League reorganized under Jinnah in:
A) 1934
B) 1906
C) 1940
D) 1919
Answer: A - Jinnah joined Muslim League in:
A) 1913
B) 1906
C) 1920
D) 1940
Answer: A - Jinnah left Congress in:
A) 1920
B) 1913
C) 1940
D) 1906
Answer: A - The title Quaid-e-Azam was given by:
A) Maulana Mazharuddin
B) Gandhi
C) Nehru
D) Patel
Answer: A - The title “Quaid-e-Azam” means:
A) Great Leader
B) King of Muslims
C) Father of Nation
D) Scholar
Answer: A - The title “Mufakkir-e-Pakistan” refers to:
A) Allama Iqbal
B) Jinnah
C) Liaquat
D) Sir Syed
Answer: A - Allama Iqbal died in:
A) 1938
B) 1947
C) 1920
D) 1950
Answer: A - Quaid-e-Azam died in:
A) 1948
B) 1947
C) 1938
D) 1956
Answer: A - The Pakistan Movement gained strength after:
A) 1937 elections
B) 1906 formation
C) 1919 reforms
D) 1947 independence
Answer: A - The 1937 elections were won by:
A) Congress
B) Muslim League
C) British
D) Sikhs
Answer: A - The Congress ministries resigned in:
A) 1939
B) 1940
C) 1947
D) 1935
Answer: A - The Day of Deliverance was celebrated in:
A) 1939
B) 1940
C) 1947
D) 1920
Answer: A - The Day of Deliverance was announced by:
A) Muslim League
B) Congress
C) British
D) Sikhs
Answer: A - The Cripps Mission was rejected because:
A) No immediate independence
B) Too much freedom
C) Pakistan accepted
D) British left
Answer: A - The Quit India Movement was started by:
A) Gandhi
B) Jinnah
C) Iqbal
D) Nehru
Answer: A - The British used repression in Quit India Movement under:
A) Lord Linlithgow
B) Mountbatten
C) Curzon
D) Minto
Answer: A - The Cabinet Mission Plan failed due to:
A) Congress-Muslim League disagreement
B) British refusal
C) Sikh support
D) UN intervention
Answer: A - The Muslim League joined Interim Government in:
A) 1946
B) 1940
C) 1935
D) 1947
Answer: A - The Interim Government was led by:
A) Nehru
B) Jinnah
C) Liaquat
D) Mountbatten
Answer: A - The Muslim League withdrew from Interim Government due to:
A) Differences with Congress
B) British pressure
C) War
D) Trade issues
Answer: A - The British announced withdrawal from India in:
A) February 1947
B) 1940
C) 1935
D) 1920
Answer: A - The Mountbatten Plan was accepted on:
A) 3 June 1947
B) 23 March 1940
C) 14 August 1947
D) 1919
Answer: A - The Indian princely states were given option to:
A) Join India or Pakistan
B) Become independent countries only
C) Join Britain
D) Join USA
Answer: A - The largest princely state affecting partition was:
A) Kashmir
B) Hyderabad
C) Junagadh
D) Mysore
Answer: A - The Kashmir issue started in:
A) 1947
B) 1940
C) 1935
D) 1906
Answer: A - The Radcliffe Award caused:
A) Massive migration
B) Peace
C) Unity
D) Trade growth
Answer: A - The Muslim League celebrated independence on:
A) 14 August 1947
B) 23 March 1940
C) 1 January 1950
D) 26 January 1950
Answer: A - Pakistan became member of UN in:
A) 1947
B) 1940
C) 1956
D) 1962
Answer: A - The first constitution of Pakistan was enforced in:
A) 1956
B) 1947
C) 1962
D) 1973
Answer: A - Pakistan became Islamic Republic in:
A) 1956
B) 1947
C) 1962
D) 1973
Answer: A - The Objective Resolution was passed under:
A) Liaquat Ali Khan
B) Jinnah
C) Ayub Khan
D) Bhutto
Answer: A - The Objective Resolution was passed in:
A) Constituent Assembly
B) Parliament of UK
C) UN Assembly
D) Congress
Answer: A - The first Governor-General of Pakistan was:
A) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
B) Liaquat Ali Khan
C) Iskander Mirza
D) Ayub Khan
Answer: A - The first Prime Minister of Pakistan was:
A) Liaquat Ali Khan
B) Jinnah
C) Bhutto
D) Ayub Khan
Answer: A - The Aligarh Movement inspired Muslims towards:
A) Political awareness
B) War
C) Trade only
D) Agriculture
Answer: A - Sir Syed Ahmad Khan advised Muslims to:
A) Gain modern education
B) Fight British
C) Leave India
D) Join Congress fully
Answer: A - The Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College later became:
A) Aligarh Muslim University
B) Punjab University
C) Karachi University
D) Dhaka University
Answer: A - The Muslim League was formed at:
A) Dhaka
B) Delhi
C) Lahore
D) Karachi
Answer: A - The Partition of Bengal was opposed mainly by:
A) Hindus
B) Muslims
C) British
D) Sikhs
Answer: A - The annulment of Bengal partition led Muslims to:
A) Feel betrayed
B) Celebrate
C) Support Congress
D) Leave politics
Answer: A - The Lucknow Pact was signed in:
A) 1916
B) 1906
C) 1940
D) 1930
Answer: A - The Khilafat Movement was supported by:
A) Gandhi
B) Jinnah
C) Nehru
D) Patel
Answer: A - The Non-Cooperation Movement started in:
A) 1920
B) 1919
C) 1940
D) 1906
Answer: A - The Jallianwala Bagh massacre happened in:
A) Amritsar
B) Lahore
C) Delhi
D) Karachi
Answer: A - The British officer responsible for Jallianwala Bagh was:
A) General Dyer
B) Lord Curzon
C) Mountbatten
D) Minto
Answer: A - The Simon Commission arrived in India in:
A) 1928
B) 1920
C) 1935
D) 1940
Answer: A - The Nehru Report was rejected by Muslim League in:
A) 1928
B) 1916
C) 1940
D) 1906
Answer: A - The Allahabad Address was important because it:
A) Introduced idea of Pakistan
B) Ended British rule
C) Started war
D) Created Congress
Answer: A - The word Pakistan was coined in:
A) England
B) India
C) USA
D) Turkey
Answer: A - The Pakistan Movement reached final stage in:
A) 1940s
B) 1906s
C) 1920s
D) 1930s
Answer: A - The British transferred power to India and Pakistan in:
A) 1947
B) 1940
C) 1935
D) 1919
Answer: A - The creation of Pakistan fulfilled the demand of:
A) Muslims of India
B) Sikhs only
C) British only
D) Congress only
Answer: A - The Pakistan Movement is considered a success of:
A) Political struggle of Muslims
B) British policy
C) Hindu leadership
D) Sikh movement
Answer: A