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- The Simla Conference of 1945 was held to discuss:
A) Future constitution of India
B) Trade agreements
C) War strategy
D) Education policy
Answer: A - The Simla Conference failed due to disagreement between:
A) Congress and Muslim League
B) British and USA
C) Sikhs and Hindus
D) France and Britain
Answer: A - The Muslim League’s demand in Simla Conference was:
A) Equal representation for Muslims
B) War support
C) Trade rights
D) Education reforms
Answer: A - The Wavell Plan was presented in:
A) 1945
B) 1940
C) 1935
D) 1947
Answer: A - The Wavell Plan aimed at:
A) Reorganizing Executive Council
B) Partition of India
C) Ending British rule immediately
D) Trade development
Answer: A - The Viceroy during Wavell Plan was:
A) Lord Wavell
B) Lord Mountbatten
C) Lord Curzon
D) Lord Minto
Answer: A - The 1946 elections strengthened:
A) Muslim League
B) Congress only
C) British rule
D) Sikh League
Answer: A - The Muslim League’s victory in 1946 elections proved demand for:
A) Pakistan
B) Unity
C) British reforms
D) Federation
Answer: A - The Cabinet Mission Plan was announced in:
A) May 1946
B) 1940
C) 1935
D) 1947
Answer: A - The Cabinet Mission consisted of:
A) Three British Cabinet Ministers
B) Three Indian leaders
C) Five Americans
D) UN members
Answer: A - The main purpose of Cabinet Mission was:
A) Transfer of power
B) War strategy
C) Trade policy
D) Education reforms
Answer: A - The Muslim League accepted Cabinet Mission initially because:
A) Pakistan was indirectly promised
B) Independence guaranteed
C) British rule strengthened
D) Congress agreed fully
Answer: A - The Congress rejected Cabinet Mission because:
A) Weak central government proposal
B) Strong Pakistan demand
C) British withdrawal
D) Sikh opposition
Answer: A - Direct Action Day was called by:
A) Muslim League
B) Congress
C) British Government
D) Sikhs
Answer: A - Direct Action Day resulted in:
A) Communal riots
B) Independence
C) Unity
D) Peace
Answer: A - The Interim Government of 1946 was headed by:
A) Jawaharlal Nehru
B) Jinnah
C) Liaquat Ali Khan
D) Mountbatten
Answer: A - Liaquat Ali Khan’s role in Interim Government was:
A) Finance Minister
B) Defence Minister
C) Foreign Minister
D) Education Minister
Answer: A - The British decision to leave India was announced in:
A) 1947
B) 1940
C) 1935
D) 1920
Answer: A - The last Viceroy of British India was:
A) Lord Mountbatten
B) Lord Wavell
C) Lord Curzon
D) Lord Minto
Answer: A - Mountbatten Plan was announced on:
A) 3 June 1947
B) 23 March 1940
C) 15 August 1947
D) 26 January 1950
Answer: A - The Mountbatten Plan is also called:
A) 3rd June Plan
B) Cripps Plan
C) Nehru Plan
D) Simon Plan
Answer: A - India was divided into two dominions under:
A) Mountbatten Plan
B) Cabinet Mission
C) Simon Commission
D) Lucknow Pact
Answer: A - The Boundary Commission was led by:
A) Sir Cyril Radcliffe
B) Mountbatten
C) Jinnah
D) Nehru
Answer: A - The Radcliffe Award was published in:
A) August 1947
B) 1940
C) 1935
D) 1919
Answer: A - The major problem after partition was:
A) Refugee migration
B) Trade boom
C) Peace
D) Unity
Answer: A - The largest province demanding Pakistan was:
A) Punjab
B) Bengal
C) Sindh
D) NWFP
Answer: A - The NWFP referendum was held in:
A) 1947
B) 1940
C) 1935
D) 1950
Answer: A - The result of NWFP referendum was:
A) Joining Pakistan
B) Joining India
C) Independence
D) British rule
Answer: A - The Muslim League flag was adopted in:
A) 1906
B) 1940
C) 1920
D) 1935
Answer: A - The Pakistan flag was first officially used in:
A) 1947
B) 1940
C) 1930
D) 1950
Answer: A - The first Governor-General of Pakistan resigned in:
A) 1948
B) 1947
C) 1951
D) 1956
Answer: A - The first capital of Pakistan was:
A) Karachi
B) Lahore
C) Islamabad
D) Dhaka
Answer: A - The Objective Resolution laid foundation for:
A) Constitution of Pakistan
B) War policy
C) Trade policy
D) Education system
Answer: A - The Objective Resolution emphasized:
A) Islamic principles
B) Hindu law
C) British law
D) Sikh rules
Answer: A - The first constitution was enforced after:
A) 9 years of independence
B) 1 year
C) 20 years
D) 30 years
Answer: A - Pakistan became republic in:
A) 1956
B) 1947
C) 1962
D) 1973
Answer: A - The first President of Pakistan was:
A) Iskander Mirza
B) Jinnah
C) Ayub Khan
D) Liaquat Ali Khan
Answer: A - Pakistan Movement ideology was given by:
A) Allama Iqbal
B) Gandhi
C) Nehru
D) Patel
Answer: A - The concept of Pakistan was first proposed in:
A) 1930 Allahabad Address
B) 1940 Lahore Resolution
C) 1906 Formation
D) 1947 Independence
Answer: A - Allama Iqbal’s Allahabad Address was delivered in:
A) 1930
B) 1940
C) 1919
D) 1906
Answer: A - The Aligarh Movement was mainly a:
A) Educational reform movement
B) War movement
C) Trade movement
D) Religious war
Answer: A - Sir Syed Ahmad Khan wrote “Asbab-e-Baghawat-e-Hind” in:
A) 1858
B) 1906
C) 1920
D) 1947
Answer: A - The book “Asbab-e-Baghawat-e-Hind” means:
A) Causes of Indian Revolt
B) History of Muslims
C) Pakistan story
D) British rule
Answer: A - The Indian National Congress was established by:
A) A.O. Hume
B) Gandhi
C) Nehru
D) Patel
Answer: A - The Khilafat Movement was linked with:
A) Ottoman Empire
B) British Empire
C) Mughal Empire
D) Russian Empire
Answer: A - The Hijrat Movement ended in:
A) Failure
B) Success
C) Partition
D) Independence
Answer: A - The Muslim League demanded separate state officially in:
A) 1940
B) 1930
C) 1928
D) 1906
Answer: A - The Pakistan Resolution was passed on:
A) 23 March 1940
B) 14 August 1947
C) 26 January 1950
D) 1 January 1948
Answer: A - The session of Lahore Resolution was presided by:
A) Quaid-e-Azam
B) Allama Iqbal
C) Liaquat Ali Khan
D) Sir Syed
Answer: A - The term “Pakistan” was suggested in:
A) 1933
B) 1940
C) 1906
D) 1920
Answer: A - The All-India Muslim League was founded in response to:
A) Congress dominance
B) British support
C) Sikh movement
D) Trade issues
Answer: A - The Partition of Bengal aimed to:
A) Administrative efficiency
B) Independence
C) Trade expansion
D) War preparation
Answer: A - The annulment of Bengal partition caused:
A) Muslim dissatisfaction
B) Hindu anger
C) British independence
D) Unity
Answer: A - The Simla Deputation demanded representation from:
A) Muslims
B) Hindus
C) Sikhs
D) Christians
Answer: A - The Morley-Minto reforms introduced:
A) Separate electorates
B) Independence
C) Partition
D) Republic
Answer: A - The Lucknow Pact brought unity between:
A) Congress and Muslim League
B) Sikhs and Hindus
C) British and Muslims
D) France and India
Answer: A - The Khilafat Movement supported:
A) Ottoman Caliph
B) British King
C) Indian Emperor
D) Sikh leader
Answer: A - The Non-Cooperation Movement was launched in response to:
A) Jallianwala Bagh massacre
B) Partition
C) Independence
D) Trade policy
Answer: A - The Jallianwala Bagh incident occurred in:
A) 1919
B) 1906
C) 1940
D) 1935
Answer: A - The British officer responsible for Jallianwala Bagh was:
A) General Dyer
B) Lord Curzon
C) Mountbatten
D) Minto
Answer: A - The Khilafat Movement ended after:
A) Abolition of Caliphate
B) Pakistan creation
C) British defeat
D) Congress victory
Answer: A - The Simon Commission was appointed in:
A) 1927
B) 1919
C) 1940
D) 1935
Answer: A - The Nehru Report proposed:
A) Dominion status
B) Independence
C) Pakistan
D) Partition
Answer: A - The Muslim League rejected Nehru Report because:
A) No Muslim safeguards
B) Too much Muslim power
C) British pressure
D) Sikh demands
Answer: A - The Allahabad Address was delivered in:
A) 1930
B) 1940
C) 1920
D) 1906
Answer: A - The idea of separate Muslim state was given by:
A) Allama Iqbal
B) Jinnah
C) Liaquat
D) Sir Syed
Answer: A - The Lahore Resolution was moved by:
A) A.K. Fazlul Haq
B) Jinnah
C) Iqbal
D) Liaquat
Answer: A - The Quit India Movement was launched in:
A) 1942
B) 1930
C) 1919
D) 1906
Answer: A - The Cabinet Mission Plan came in:
A) 1946
B) 1940
C) 1935
D) 1920
Answer: A - The Interim Government included:
A) Congress and Muslim League members
B) British only
C) Sikhs only
D) UN members
Answer: A - The Direct Action Day was declared in:
A) 1946
B) 1940
C) 1935
D) 1947
Answer: A - The Muslim League won elections of:
A) 1946
B) 1935
C) 1920
D) 1906
Answer: A - The British decided to leave India in:
A) 1947
B) 1940
C) 1930
D) 1920
Answer: A - The Mountbatten Plan divided India into:
A) Two dominions
B) One nation
C) Three states
D) Four provinces
Answer: A - The Radcliffe Award was related to:
A) Boundary division
B) Education
C) Trade
D) War
Answer: A - Pakistan came into existence on:
A) 14 August 1947
B) 23 March 1940
C) 1 January 1950
D) 26 January 1950
Answer: A - The first Prime Minister of Pakistan was:
A) Liaquat Ali Khan
B) Jinnah
C) Ayub Khan
D) Bhutto
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 - Pakistan Movement officially ended in:
A) 1947
B) 1940
C) 1930
D) 1906
Answer: A - The Pakistan Movement was based on:
A) Two-Nation Theory
B) One Nation Theory
C) Communism
D) Capitalism
Answer: A - The founder of Aligarh Movement was:
A) Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
B) Jinnah
C) Iqbal
D) Liaquat
Answer: A - The Muslim League was founded in:
A) 1906
B) 1919
C) 1940
D) 1920
Answer: A - The main objective of Pakistan Movement was:
A) Separate homeland
B) British unity
C) Sikh state
D) Trade union
Answer: A - The Pakistan Resolution was adopted in:
A) Lahore
B) Delhi
C) Karachi
D) Dhaka
Answer: A - The All-India Muslim League first president was:
A) Aga Khan III
B) Jinnah
C) Iqbal
D) Liaquat
Answer: A - The Simla Deputation met in:
A) 1906
B) 1919
C) 1930
D) 1940
Answer: A - The Khilafat Movement was started in:
A) 1919
B) 1906
C) 1935
D) 1947
Answer: A - The Non-Cooperation Movement was started in:
A) 1920
B) 1919
C) 1940
D) 1906
Answer: A - The Lahore Resolution demanded:
A) Separate Muslim states
B) Unity of India
C) British rule
D) Sikh independence
Answer: A - The idea of Pakistan was clarified in:
A) 1940 Resolution
B) 1906 Formation
C) 1919 Pact
D) 1935 Act
Answer: A - The Muslim League’s struggle succeeded in:
A) Creation of Pakistan
B) British rule continuation
C) Hindu dominance
D) Sikh state
Answer: A - The Indian National Congress was founded in:
A) 1885
B) 1906
C) 1940
D) 1920
Answer: A - The partition of India resulted in:
A) Creation of Pakistan and India
B) One country
C) British rule
D) Soviet control
Answer: A - The first constitution assembly met in:
A) Karachi
B) Lahore
C) Delhi
D) Dhaka
Answer: A - The Objective Resolution was passed in:
A) 1949
B) 1947
C) 1956
D) 1962
Answer: A - The Aligarh Movement aimed to:
A) Educate Muslims
B) Fight wars
C) Trade expansion
D) Political control
Answer: A - The Urdu language was promoted by:
A) Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
B) Gandhi
C) Nehru
D) Patel
Answer: A - The Muslim League’s struggle was political and:
A) Constitutional
B) Military only
C) Religious war
D) Trade based
Answer: A - The Pakistan Movement is considered successful in:
A) 1947
B) 1940
C) 1930
D) 1906
Answer: A - The final achievement of Muslim League was:
A) Independent Pakistan
B) British India
C) United India
D) Sikh state
Answer: A