Q. 1
Pakistan Affairs
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Who recalled Muhammad bin Qasim from Sindh?
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Caliph Sulaiman bin Abdul Malik recalled and imprisoned him due to political rivalries.
Q. 2
Pakistan Affairs
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
What was the real name of Shah Waliullah?
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
His birth name was Qutubuddin Ahmad, often associated with the titles of his ancestors.
Q. 3
Pakistan Affairs
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Who was formal teacher of Syed Ahmad Barelvi?
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
He studied under Shah Abdul Aziz, the eldest son of Shah Waliullah.
Q. 4
Pakistan Affairs
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Who for the first time translated the Holy Quran in Urdu language?
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
The first complete and formal translations of the Holy Quran into the Urdu language were produced by the two sons of the famous Islamic scholar Shah Waliullah Dehlavi:
Shah Rafiuddin completed the first literal (Lafzi) translation of the Quran into Urdu in 1786.
Shah Abdul Qadir completed the first idiomatic (Ba-muhavara) translation, known as Muzih-al-Quran, in 1790.
Shah Rafiuddin completed the first literal (Lafzi) translation of the Quran into Urdu in 1786.
Shah Abdul Qadir completed the first idiomatic (Ba-muhavara) translation, known as Muzih-al-Quran, in 1790.
Q. 5
Pakistan Affairs
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Faraizi Movement was primarily a religious movement. What change Dudhu Mian brought in the movement?
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
He organized the peasants against the oppression of local landlords and British indigo planters.
Q. 6
Pakistan Affairs
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Which of the following was/were the drawback(s) of the Government of India Act of 1858?
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
The act centralized power in London and added a significant financial burden to India.
Q. 7
Pakistan Affairs
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
By how many member(s) the Executive Council of the Governor General was enlarged under the Indian Councils Act of 1861?
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
The act added a fifth member to the council for administrative expansion.
Q. 8
Pakistan Affairs
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
As per the Government of India Act 1858, where was the Darbar held for the Queen's Proclamation?
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Lord Canning read the proclamation at a grand Darbar in Allahabad on Nov 1, 1858.
Q. 9
Pakistan Affairs
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
Where, during the War of Independence, was Sir Syed Ahmad Khan working/posted?
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
He was serving as a Sub-Judge in Bijnor when the 1857 uprising broke out.
Q. 10
Pakistan Affairs
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
In which town was the 'Scientific Society' founded in 1864?
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Sir Syed founded the society in Ghazipur before moving it to Aligarh.
Q. 11
Pakistan Affairs
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
In 1867, some prominent Hindus of Banares launched a movement for the replacement of Urdu by Hindi. In which province was this started?
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
The Hindi–Urdu controversy first erupted in 1867 in the city of Banares (Varanasi). At the time, Banares was administratively part of the North-Western Provinces of British India (which was later merged and renamed the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, corresponding to present-day Uttar Pradesh).
Prominent Hindu leaders from this province demanded that the government replace Urdu (written in the Persian/Nasta'liq script) with Hindi (written in the Devanagari script) as the official language of the local courts and administration.
Prominent Hindu leaders from this province demanded that the government replace Urdu (written in the Persian/Nasta'liq script) with Hindi (written in the Devanagari script) as the official language of the local courts and administration.
Q. 12
Pakistan Affairs
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
What was the designation of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan in M.A.O. School at Aligarh?
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
He served as the Honorary Secretary, managing the school's growth and vision.
Q. 13
Pakistan Affairs
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Which organisation is considered the first Muslim political body to represent the Muslims of the subcontinent as a whole?
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Founded by Syed Ameer Ali in 1877 to advocate for Muslim political interests.
Q. 14
Pakistan Affairs
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Mention the important announcement(s) that was/were made by the Governor General Lord Hardinge in his Darbar at Delhi in 1911?
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
King George V announced these two major administrative shifts during his visit.
Q. 15
Pakistan Affairs
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
Which Muslim leader left the politics after the cancellation of the partition of Bengal?
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Nawab Sir Khwaja Salimullah of Dhaka was a pioneer of the partition of Bengal (1905), which had created a Muslim-majority province in Eastern Bengal and Assam. When the British government unexpectedly bowed to Hindu agitation and canceled (annulled) the partition in December 1911, it came as a profound political shock to him. Feeling deeply betrayed by the British authorities, his health declined rapidly, and he subsequently withdrew from active politics before passing away a few years later in 1915.
Q. 16
Pakistan Affairs
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
First Session of the All-India Muslim League was held on 29-30 December 1907. Where was it held?
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
The first formal session was held in Karachi under the presidency of Adamjee Pirbhoy.
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