Pakistan Movement (1857-1947)

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All War of Independence 1857 36 Sir Syed Ahmad Khan 12 Aligarh Movement 10 Partition of Bengal 9 Simla Deputation 6 Formation of All-India Muslim League 10 Lucknow Pact 4 Khilafat Movement 14 Nehru Report 8 Jinnah's Fourteen Points 4 Allahabad Address 3 Round Table Conferences 11 Government of India Act 1935 6 Provincial Elections 1937 9 Lahore Resolution 1940 13 Cripps Mission 4 Gandhi-Jinnah Talks 5 Cabinet Mission Plan 12 3 June Plan 6 Indian Independence Act 1947 6 Independence of Pakistan 174
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Q21.Sir Syed Ahmad Khan founded MAO College at Aligarh in which year?

Medium
A 1875
B 1877
C 1885
D 1886
Aligarh Movement PPSC

Correct Answer: A

Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College was founded in 1875; it became Aligarh Muslim University in 1920.

Q22.Partition of Bengal took place in which year?

Easy
A 1901
B 1903
C 1905
D 1907
Partition of Bengal PPSC

Correct Answer: C

Lord Curzon partitioned Bengal in October 1905; it was annulled in 1911.

Q23.The Simla Deputation met Viceroy Lord Minto in which year?

Medium
A 1905
B 1906
C 1907
D 1908
Simla Deputation PPSC

Correct Answer: B

The Simla Deputation, led by Sir Aga Khan III, met Lord Minto on 1 October 1906.

Q24.All India Muslim League was founded in which year?

Easy
A 1905
B 1906
C 1907
D 1908
Formation of All-India Muslim League PPSC

Correct Answer: B

AIML was founded on 30 December 1906 at Dhaka.

Q25.Who presented the Nehru Report?

Medium
A Jawaharlal Nehru
B Motilal Nehru
C Mahatma Gandhi
D B.R. Ambedkar
Nehru Report PPSC

Correct Answer: B

The Nehru Report of 1928 was authored by a committee headed by Motilal Nehru.

Q26.Jinnah presented his Fourteen Points in which year?

Easy
A 1927
B 1928
C 1929
D 1930
Jinnah's Fourteen Points PPSC

Correct Answer: C

Quaid-e-Azam presented the Fourteen Points in March 1929 in response to the Nehru Report.

Q27.Allama Iqbal delivered his famous Allahabad Address in which year?

Easy
A 1928
B 1929
C 1930
D 1931
Allahabad Address PPSC

Correct Answer: C

Iqbal presented the idea of a separate Muslim state in his presidential address at Allahabad on 29 December 1930.

Q28.The Lahore Resolution was passed on which date?

Easy
A 23 March 1940
B 23 March 1941
C 14 August 1940
D 23 March 1939
Lahore Resolution 1940 PPSC

Correct Answer: A

The Lahore (Pakistan) Resolution was passed on 23 March 1940 at Minto Park, Lahore.

Q29.Who moved the Lahore Resolution?

Medium
A Liaquat Ali Khan
B A.K. Fazlul Haq
C Sir Sikandar Hayat
D Khawaja Nazimuddin
Lahore Resolution 1940 PPSC

Correct Answer: B

A.K. Fazlul Haq, the Chief Minister of Bengal, moved the Lahore Resolution.

Q30.The Cripps Mission came to India in which year?

Medium
A 1940
B 1941
C 1942
D 1943
Cripps Mission PPSC

Correct Answer: C

The Cripps Mission arrived in March 1942 during World War II.

Q31.Gandhi-Jinnah talks were held in which year?

Medium
A 1942
B 1943
C 1944
D 1945
Gandhi-Jinnah Talks PPSC

Correct Answer: C

The Gandhi-Jinnah talks were held in September 1944 in Bombay and ended without agreement.

Q32.The Cabinet Mission Plan was announced in which year?

Medium
A 1944
B 1945
C 1946
D 1947
Cabinet Mission Plan PPSC

Correct Answer: C

The Cabinet Mission Plan was announced on 16 May 1946.

Q33.Who announced the 3rd June Plan?

Easy
A Lord Wavell
B Lord Mountbatten
C Lord Linlithgow
D Clement Attlee
3 June Plan PPSC

Correct Answer: B

Lord Mountbatten, the last Viceroy, announced the Partition Plan on 3 June 1947.

Q34.The Indian Independence Act was passed by the British Parliament in which month?

Medium
A June 1947
B July 1947
C August 1947
D May 1947
Indian Independence Act 1947 PPSC

Correct Answer: B

The Indian Independence Act received royal assent on 18 July 1947.

Q35.Pakistan came into being on which Islamic date?

Medium
A 27 Ramadan 1366 AH
B 1 Shawwal 1366 AH
C 25 Ramadan 1366 AH
D 15 Shaban 1366 AH
Independence of Pakistan PPSC

Correct Answer: A

14 August 1947 corresponded to 27 Ramadan 1366 AH.

Q36.Allama Iqbal delivered the Allahabad Address at the annual session of?

Easy
A Congress
B All India Muslim League
C Khilafat Committee
D Unionist Party
Allahabad Address PPSC

Correct Answer: B

Iqbal presided over the AIML annual session at Allahabad in December 1930.

Q37.Direct Action Day was observed by the Muslim League on?

Medium
A 16 August 1946
B 14 August 1946
C 23 March 1946
D 3 June 1946
Cabinet Mission Plan PPSC

Correct Answer: A

The League observed Direct Action Day on 16 August 1946 after withdrawing acceptance of the Cabinet Mission Plan.

Q38.Gandhi attended which Round Table Conference?

Medium
A First
B Second
C Third
D All three
Round Table Conferences PPSC

Correct Answer: B

Gandhi attended only the Second Round Table Conference (1931) after the Gandhi-Irwin Pact.

Q39.How many Round Table Conferences were attended by Quaid-e-Azam?

Hard
A One
B Two
C Three
D None
Round Table Conferences PPSC

Correct Answer: B

Jinnah attended the first (1930) and second (1931) Round Table Conferences.

Q40.In the 1937 provincial elections, Congress formed ministries in how many provinces?

Hard
A 5
B 6
C 7
D 8
Provincial Elections 1937 PPSC

Correct Answer: C

Congress formed ministries in 7 of the 11 provinces after the 1937 elections.