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Selected MCQS On Pakistan Affairs
Selected MCQS On Pakistan Affairs
Selected MCQS On Pakistan Affairs
Ans: Attlee
2. When was it announced that June 1948 had been determined as the date of
withdrawal of British power from India?
3. Who was the Secretary of State for India at the time of partition in 1947?
6. Who was the Chief of the Viceroy's staff from 1936 to 1947?
10. Who was the Chief Minister of NWFP after the elections of 1946?
11. When was a Partition Council set up in Center and in Bengal and Punjab?
12. When was the Indian Independence Bill moved in the British Parliament?
13. When was the Indian Independence Bill passed by the British Parliament and
became an Act?
Ans: 12 a.m. at the night between 14th and 15th August, 1947
16. At what time it was announced on Radio that at midnight the State of
Pakistan will come into being?
17. Who first time announced in English "This is Pakistan Broadcasting Service"
at the time of creation of Pakistan?
Ans: Mr. Zahoor Azar
18. Who first time announced in Urdu "This is Pakistan Broadcasting Service" at
the time of creation of Pakistan?
19. When did Egypt announced its recognition of the new State of Pakistan?
21. Who were the members of the Steering Committee of the Partition Council
in the Center?
22. Apart from partition Council how many expert committees were formed to
cover the whole field of administration?
Ans: 10
23. When did the Pakistan Assembly pass the resolution for changing the name
of West Punjab to Punjab?
Ans: 07-01-1948
24. What is the estimated number of people who migrated on partition of India
in 1947?
26. When did the Joint Defence Council for India and Pakistan decide to abolish
the Punjab Boundary Force?
Ans: 29-08-1947
27. On 3rd September, 1947 Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan meet in a
conference in Lahore. What was the agenda of the conference?
28. Which airline helped movement of 35000 people from Pakistan to India
between Oct. 20 to Nov. 30, 1947? (The same airline also moved 7000 Muslim
Govt. officials and the families from Delhi to Pakistan).
29. Which Indian city was proclaimed a "dangerous area" on Sept. 8, 1947?
Ans: Delhi
30. Who was the Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces at the time
of partition?
31. A Joint Defence Council was set up to supervise the division of armed forces
and military stores and equipment. Who was its Chairman?
Ans: Field Marshal Lord Auchinleck and two representatives of the India and
Pakistan.
33. Who represented Pakistan in the Joint Defence Council meeting held in
August, 1947 in Delhi?
34. The Joint Defence Council had to complete its task by March 31, 1948 but
when was it abolished?
35. According to Mountbatten what was "the most difficult letter" that he had
to "ever to write" in his life?
Ans: The letter he wrote to Auchinleck regarding abolishing the Joint Defence
Council under pressure from his Indian cabinet.
36. Under the Partition agreement how many Sherman tanks were to be given
to Pakistan?
Ans: 150
38. Where was the Inter-Dominion Defence Secretaries Conference held on May
3, 1948?
Ans: Delhi
39. What was the Cash balance of the former government of undivided India on
Aug. 14, 1947?
40. How much from the Cash balance was demanded by Pakistan?
42. How much of Pakistan's share was actually paid after intervention of
Gandhi?
43. When was it announced that Jinnah would be the Governor General of
Pakistan?
46. When did Liaquat Ali Khan move in the Constituent Assembly that the title
of "Quaid-e-Azam" be used for Jinnah in official correspondence?
Ans: Aug. 12, 1947
47. Who was the Finance Minister in the first cabinet of the Dominion of
Pakistan?
48. When was Jinnah's name read in Khutaba at the Pakistan colony mosque by
the Sindh Education Minister Pir Illahi Bukhsh?
49. When was it announced that Jinnah would act as Legal Guide to the
Assembly in drafting the Constitution?
50. When was the announcement made from Delhi for setting up a Constituent
Assembly for Pakistan?
2-Qutbat-ul-Islam Mosque.
Ans. It was built by Qutb-ud-Din Aibak near Qutb Minar at Delhi.
3-Francis Bernier
.Ans. He was a European traveler who visited Indian during Shahjehan’s Period.
4-Muntakhbat Tawarikh.
Ans. It is detailed account of akbar’s period by Abdul Qadir Badyuni.
5-Khan-e-Saman.
Ans. He was incharge Emperor’s department of manufacturers and goods for
military and democratic purpose.
7-Kitab-ul-Hind.
Ans. It was written by Al-Bairuni. This is an authentic source about Indian
culture and social life.
19. Pirthvi Raj was overthrown and killed in 1192 A.D. at Thanesar by:
Ans. Muhammad Ghouri.
20. Qutb Minar of Delhi was designed as a tower of victory being the hallmark
of the Empire of:.
Ans. The Turks.
22. The famous garden Ram Bagh at Agra was laid out by:
Ans. Sikandar Lodi.
24. Under Akbar’s Mansabdari System when a Mansabdar died all his property
was confiscated by the law called:
Ans. Law of Escheat.
25. In 1582 Akbar appointed his Diwan-e-Chief to:
Ans. Todar Mal.
27. The famous manuscript “Shikasta” and “Nastaliq” were written by:
Ans. Aurangzeb.
30. In India, the legal status of the provinces was for the first time recognized
under:
Ans. The Govt: of India Act 1935
31. The proposal of Union of India embracing both British India and the states
was put forward by:
Ans. The Cabinet Mission.
46. Champaner is a:
Ans. General.