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Choose the correct answer for the following Pakistan Studies questions:
Q. 1 Pakistan Affairs
Difficulty: Medium (1 Mark)
When was the All India Muslim League founded?
A
30 Sept 1906
B
30 Dec 1906
C
14 Aug 1906
D
30 December 1906
✓ Correct
💡 Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
The League was established in Dhaka to safeguard Muslim interests.
Q. 2 Pakistan Affairs
Difficulty: Easy (1 Mark)
Who was the first President of the All India Muslim League?
A
Quaid-e-Azam
B
Nawab Viqar-ul-Mulk
C
Sir Agha Khan
✓ Correct
D
Liaquat Ali Khan
💡 Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
He headed the party from its inception in 1906.
Q. 3 Pakistan Affairs
Difficulty: Medium (1 Mark)
When was the Lucknow Pact agreed between Muslim League and Congress?
A
1913
B
1916
✓ Correct
C
1919
D
1920
💡 Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
It was a landmark agreement for joint demands against the British.
Q. 4 Pakistan Affairs
Difficulty: Medium (1 Mark)
When did Quaid-e-Azam join the All India Muslim League?
A
1906
B
1911
C
1913
✓ Correct
D
1916
💡 Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
He was persuaded by Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar to join.
Q. 5 Pakistan Affairs
Difficulty: Medium (1 Mark)
When did Allama Iqbal deliver his famous Allahabad Address?
A
1928
B
1929
C
1930
✓ Correct
D
1931
💡 Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
He presented the vision for a separate Muslim state in the North-West.
Q. 6 Pakistan Affairs
Difficulty: Medium (1 Mark)
Ch. Rehmat Ali wrote the pamphlet 'Now or Never' in:
A
1930
B
1933
✓ Correct
C
1935
D
1940
💡 Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
This document first proposed the name "Pakistan".
Q. 7 Pakistan Affairs
Difficulty: Medium (1 Mark)
When was the Pakistan Resolution (Lahore Resolution) passed?
A
23 Mar 1940
B
14 Aug 1940
C
3 June 1947
D
23 March 1940
✓ Correct
💡 Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
It demanded independent states for Muslims in the Subcontinent.
Q. 8 Pakistan Affairs
Difficulty: Medium (1 Mark)
Who presented the Lahore Resolution on 23rd March 1940?
A
Quaid-e-Azam
B
Allama Iqbal
C
A.K. Fazlul Huq
✓ Correct
D
Liaquat Ali Khan
💡 Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Known as Sher-e-Bangal, he moved the resolution in Lahore.
Q. 9 Pakistan Affairs
Difficulty: Easy (1 Mark)
The First Constituent Assembly of Pakistan lasted for:
A
5 years
B
6 years
C
7 years
✓ Correct
D
9 years
💡 Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
It functioned from 1947 until its dissolution in 1954.
Q. 10 Pakistan Affairs
Difficulty: Easy (1 Mark)
The first country to recognize Pakistan after independence was:
A
China
B
Iran
✓ Correct
C
Turkey
D
Saudi Arabia
💡 Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Iran extended immediate diplomatic recognition in 1947.
Q. 11 Pakistan Affairs
Difficulty: Medium (1 Mark)
When did Pakistan become a member of the United Nations?
A
Aug 1947
B
Sept 1947
C
Oct 1947
D
September 30, 1947
✓ Correct
💡 Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
It was admitted shortly after achieving statehood.
Q. 12 Pakistan Affairs
Difficulty: Easy (1 Mark)
The first Viceroy of India after the 1857 War was:
A
Lord Dalhousie
B
Lord Canning
✓ Correct
C
Lord Curzon
D
Lord Mayo
💡 Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
He was appointed after the British Crown took direct control.
Q. 13 Pakistan Affairs
Difficulty: Medium (1 Mark)
The 19th anniversary of the 2005 Earthquake (in 2024) is marked as:
A
Disaster Day
B
Solidarity Day
C
National Earthquake Awareness Day
✓ Correct
D
Relief Day
💡 Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Observed annually on October 8th.
Q. 14 Pakistan Affairs
Difficulty: Medium (1 Mark)
The 'Charter of Democracy' (signing for FCC) was between:
A
Jinnah & Nehru
B
Bhutto & Sharif
✓ Correct
C
Khan & Zardari
D
Liaquat & Gandhi
💡 Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
It originally proposed a federal constitutional court in 2006.
Q. 15 Pakistan Affairs
Difficulty: Medium (1 Mark)
The "Ideology of Pakistan" is fundamentally based on the:
A
Ideology of Islam
✓ Correct
B
Ideology of Muslims
C
Ideology of Constitution
D
None of these
💡 Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
It is the belief that Muslims are a separate nation based on their faith.
Q. 16 Pakistan Affairs
Difficulty: Medium (1 Mark)
Which Pakistani political leader is renowned for leading the "Non-Violent Movement"?
A
Liaquat Ali Khan
B
Fatima Jinnah
C
Bacha Khan
✓ Correct
D
Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto
💡 Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan founded the non-violent "Khudai Khidmatgar" movement.
Q. 17 Pakistan Affairs
Difficulty: Medium (1 Mark)
Who prepared the influential Pirpur Report of 1938?
A
Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
B
Ch. Rehmat Ali
C
Raja Syed Muhammad Mehdi
✓ Correct
D
None of these
💡 Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
The report documented Muslim grievances during the 1937–39 Congress rule.
Q. 18 Pakistan Affairs
Difficulty: Medium (1 Mark)
Who is credited with coining the name "Pakistan"?
A
Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
B
Ch. Rehmat Ali
✓ Correct
C
Allama Iqbal
D
Quaid-e-Azam
💡 Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
He proposed the name in his 1933 pamphlet "Now or Never".
Q. 19 Pakistan Affairs
Difficulty: Medium (1 Mark)
One of the main objectives of All-India Muslim League at its creation was:
A
To be loyal to the British Govt
B
To take active part in politics
C
To be close to Hindus
D
To be loyal to the Indian British Government
✓ Correct
💡 Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
This was an initial stated aim to safeguard Muslim political interests within the empire.
Q. 20 Pakistan Affairs
Difficulty: Medium (1 Mark)
The demand that elections should be held on the basis of general adult franchise was made in:
A
Minto-Morley Reforms
B
Lucknow pact
✓ Correct
C
Cripps Mission
D
Gandhi-Irwin Pact
💡 Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
This 1916 pact saw a significant agreement on shared electoral goals.
Q. 21 Pakistan Affairs
Difficulty: Medium (1 Mark)
Aligarh Muslim College, started in 1877, had a clear programme:
A
Western knowledge
✓ Correct
B
Arabic and Persian only
C
Military education
D
Political activity only
💡 Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Sir Syed emphasized the need for modern education to improve Muslim status.
Q. 22 Pakistan Affairs
Difficulty: Medium (1 Mark)
What was the primary purpose of the Simla Deputation of 1906?
A
Separate electorate
✓ Correct
B
Active part in politics
C
Friendly with rulers
D
Harmony with Hindus
💡 Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
This demand led to official recognition of Muslims as a separate political group.
Q. 23 Pakistan Affairs
Difficulty: Medium (1 Mark)
What incident was peculiar to the "Chauri Chaura" tragedy of 1922?
A
Country-wide strike
B
Police station burnt
✓ Correct
C
Communal riots
D
Tax refusal
💡 Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
This violent event led Gandhi to call off the Non-Cooperation Movement.
Q. 24 Pakistan Affairs
Difficulty: Medium (1 Mark)
What was the objective of Ch. Rahmat Ali's leaflet "Now or Never" issued in 1933?
A
Separate independent Muslim state
✓ Correct
B
Amity with British
C
Concept of Indianism
D
Liberation of India with others
💡 Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
This was the first formal proposal to name the new state "Pakistan".
Q. 25 Pakistan Affairs
Difficulty: Medium (1 Mark)
The historical contribution of the Moplahs is that:
A
Took part in Khilafat
✓ Correct
B
Organized in Kerala
C
Seized EIC ships
D
Guerilla warfare
💡 Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
This Malabar-based community rose against the British during the movement.
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