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1. What event led to the formal demand for a separate Muslim state in British
India?
- A) Lahore Resolution
- B) Partition of Bengal
- C) Indian Mutiny
- D) Quit India Movement
- **Answer: A) Lahore Resolution**
2. Who proposed the Two-Nation Theory, which became the basis for the
creation of Pakistan?
- A) Allama Iqbal
- B) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
- C) Liaquat Ali Khan
- D) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
- **Answer: A) Allama Iqbal**
3. Which political party played a crucial role in advocating for the creation of
Pakistan?
- A) Indian National Congress
- B) Muslim League
- C) Khilafat Movement
- D) Indian National Army
- **Answer: B) Muslim League**
6. The partition of British India into India and Pakistan occurred in which
year?
- A) 1945
- B) 1947
- C) 1950
- D) 1930
- **Answer: B) 1947**
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- A) Lord Mountbatten
- B) Lord Curzon
- C) Lord Wavell
- D) Lord Linlithgow
- **Answer: A) Lord Mountbatten**
8. The Muslim League held its annual session in which city, where the
Pakistan Resolution was passed?
- A) Karachi
- B) Lahore
- C) Delhi
- D) Mumbai
- **Answer: B) Lahore**
10. The Radcliffe Line demarcated the border between India and Pakistan.
Who was Sir Cyril Radcliffe?
- A) A British diplomat
- B) A Pakistani politician
- C) An Indian lawyer
- D) A Sikh leader
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- **Answer: C) An Indian lawyer**
11. Which province of British India witnessed the most violence during the
partition?
- A) Punjab
- B) Bengal
- C) Sindh
- D) Assam
- **Answer: A) Punjab**
12. What was the name of the last Viceroy of India who oversaw the partition?
- A) Lord Mountbatten
- B) Lord Curzon
- C) Lord Wavell
- D) Lord Irwin
- **Answer: A) Lord Mountbatten**
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- B) Khwaja Nazimuddin
- C) Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy
- D) Iskander Mirza
- **Answer: A) Liaquat Ali Khan**
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18. The first Muslim ruler to establish his kingdom in the Indian subcontinent
was:
- A) Mahmud of Ghazni
- B) Muhammad bin Qasim
- C) Babur
- D) Tipu Sultan
- **Answer: C) Babur**
19. The Pakistan Resolution called for the creation of how many separate
Muslim-majority states?
- A) Two
- B) Three
- C) Four
- D) Five
- **Answer: A) Two**
21. The Indian Independence Act of 1947 stipulated the partition of British
India into how many dominions?
- A) Two
- B) Three
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- C) Four
- D) Five
- **Answer: A) Two**
24. Who was the leader of the Indian National Congress during the partition
of India?
- A) Jawaharlal Nehru
- B) Mahatma Gandhi
- C) Sardar Patel
- D) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
- **Answer: B) Mahatma Gandhi**
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25. The Cabinet Mission Plan proposed the creation of how many groups of
provinces in India?
- A) Two
- B) Three
- C) Four
- D) Five
- **Answer: B) Three**
27. Who was the last Governor-General of Pakistan before the country
became a republic?
- A) Ghulam Muhammad
- B) Iskander Mirza
- C) Ayub Khan
- D) Yahya Khan
- **Answer: B) Iskander Mirza**
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- B) Bengal
- C) Madras
- D) Bombay
- **Answer: A) Punjab**
29. The slogan “Pakistan ka Matlab kya? La Ilaha Illallah” translates to:
- A) What is the meaning of Pakistan? There is no god but Allah.
- B) Pakistan’s ideology is Islam.
- C) Pakistan means Unity, Faith, Discipline.
- D) Long live Pakistan!
- **Answer: A) What is the meaning of Pakistan? There is no god but
Allah.**
31. The Muslim League’s demand for separate electorates was granted
through the:
- A) Morley-Minto Reforms
- B) Government of India Act, 1935
- C) Lucknow Pact
- D) Delhi Pact
- **Answer: A) Morley-Minto Reforms**
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32. Who was the first woman to become the Governor of a Pakistani
province?
- A) Fatima Jinnah
- B) Begum Ra’ana Liaquat Ali Khan
- C) Begum Mahmooda Salim Khan
- D) Begum Nasim Wali Khan
- **Answer: A) Fatima Jinnah**
33. The Indian Independence Act of 1947 came into effect on:
- A) August 15, 1947
- B) July 4, 1947
- C) June 3, 1947
- D) September 1, 1947
- **Answer: A) August 15, 1947**
35. The Boundary Commission, headed by Sir Cyril Radcliffe, was appointed
to:
- A) Negotiate the terms of partition
- B) Draft the Constitution of Pakistan
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- C) Divide the Punjab and Bengal provinces
- D) Establish diplomatic relations with other countries
- **Answer: C) Divide the Punjab and Bengal provinces**
36. Who was the leader of the Muslim League when the Pakistan Resolution
was passed?
- A) Liaquat Ali Khan
- B) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
- C) Sir Aga Khan
- D) Allama Iqbal
- **Answer: B) Muhammad Ali Jinnah**
37. The Muslim League won the majority of Muslim seats in the provincial
elections of:
- A) 1945-46
- B) 1937
- C) 1940
- D) 1947
- **Answer: D) 1947**
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39. The first Constituent Assembly of Pakistan was inaugurated on:
- A) August 14, 1947
- B) August 15, 1947
- C) July 30, 1947
- D) July 14, 1947
- **Answer: C) July 30, 1947**
42. The Radcliffe Line divided the province of Punjab into how many parts?
- A) Two
- B) Three
- C) Four
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- D) Five
- **Answer: C) Four**
45. The Objective Resolution, which laid down the principles for the future
Constitution of Pakistan, was passed in:
- A) 1949
- B) 1950
- C) 1956
- D) 1962
- **Answer: B) 1950**
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- A) Mahatma Gandhi
- B) Jawaharl
Al Nehru
- C) Sardar Patel
- D) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
- **Answer: D) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad**
47. The first Constituent Assembly of Pakistan had how many members?
- A) 79
- B) 69
- C) 89
- D) 99
- **Answer: A) 79**
48. Who was the first woman to serve as the Prime Minister of Pakistan?
- A) Benazir Bhutto
- B) Fatima Jinnah
- C) Hina Rabbani Khar
- D) Mohtarma Begum Ra’ana Liaquat Ali Khan
- **Answer: A) Benazir Bhutto**
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- **Answer: A) Religious demographics**
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