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Surat split and formation of the muslim league - class-VIII

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From 1910 to 1913 new forces emerged in Muslim League politics and some of its leaders realised that rapprochement with the Congress was desirable. Which factors were responsible for this change in attitude?

  1. Britain's hostility to Turkey in the Turko- Italian War (1911-12) and Balkan Wars (1912-13) made a large section of Muslim leaders critical of British policies.

  2. The annulments of the Partition of Bengal in 1911 was seen as detrimental to the interests of Muslims in India.

  3. The younger section of emerging muslim leaders disliked the loyalist politics of the Aligarh group and leadership of big Nawabs and Zamindars.

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Several factors were responsible for this change in attitude:

  • Britain's hostility to Turkey in the Turko- Italian War (1911-12) and Balkan Wars (1912-13) made a large section of Muslim leaders critical of British policies.
  • The annulments of the Partition of Bengal in 1911 was seen as detrimental to the interests of Muslims in India.
  • The younger section of emerging Muslim leaders disliked the loyalist politics of the Aligarh group and leadership of big Nawabs and Zamindars.
  • Some young scholars influenced by the Deoband school of Muslim studies were inspired by nationalist sentiments. Among them, the most prominent were Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, Habbur Rahman, Hakim Ajmal Khan, and Mazhar-ul-Haq.

Why did the British welcomed the formation of the Muslim League?

  1. The British wanted to support the Muslim causes.

  2. Muslim League provided an opposition to the Congress.

  3. To strengthen the nationalist movement.

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Muslim League was formed under the leadership of Sir Aga Khan, the Nawab of Dhaka and Nawab Mohsin-ul-Mulk to the notion to safeguard the rights of Muslim people. Initially it gets great support from the British as it adopted the policy of opposition of Congress. British wanted to divide India on communal lines so they provided separate electorate to Muslims under Morley-Minto reforms. 

The policies of the Muslim League weakened nationalist sentiments.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The British welcomed the formation of the Muslim League. They supported the League to provide an opposition to the Congress. They won initially the support of the Muslims by asserting that the Muslim interests were different from those of Hindus. Thus, the policies of the Muslim League to some extent weakened nationalist sentiments.

In which session of the Muslim League, the resolution for a Separate Muslim State adopted? 

  1. Delhi Session

  2. Karachi Session

  3. Lahore Session

  4. Lucknow Session


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

In the Lahore session of the Muslim League, the resolution for a separate Muslim state was adopted. Lahore resolution had been the pioneering footstep for the Muslim league towards the creation of Pakistan. Also known as Pakistan Resolution, the Muslim League adopted a formal resolution in the three-day session held from 22-24th March 1940 regarding their claim for a separate state with a Muslim majority.

In 1930, the president of the All India Muslim League was

  1. Maulana Muhammad Ali.

  2. Muhammad Ali Jinnah.

  3. Sir Aga Khan.

  4. Sir Muhammad Iqbal.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

In 1930, the president of the All India Muslim League was Sir Muhammad Iqbal. All India Muslim League founded on 30 December 1906 in Dhaka. The All India Muslim League raised the slogan of separate Muslim interests,  and demanded government services.

Which of the following is true regarding the Muslim League?

  1. In the beginning, the Muslim League stood apart from the Indian National Movement.

  2. It opposed the Anti-partition movement.

  3. It opposed the Swadeshi and Boycott Movements.

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Muslim league was founded in 1906 with the objective to promote interests of Muslims. Initially, it stood apart from the Indian National Movement and promoted loyalty of Indian Muslims to towards the British Government. It also passed the resolution unanimously supporting the partition of Bengal and condemning the boycott or swadeshi movement. 

Which of the following phase of the Muslim League is known as the phase of Rapprochement with the Congress?

  1. From 1906 to 1910

  2. From 1910 to 1913

  3. From 1933 to 1935

  4. From 1939 to 1942


Correct Option: B

Who was the founder of the Muslim League?

  1. Muhammad Ali Jinnah

  2. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan

  3. Muhammad Iqbal

  4. Khwaja Salimullah


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Nawab Salimullah of Dacca proposed the formation of a Muslim political party and on 30th December 1906, a new party was launched at the Dacca Educational Conference. This party was known as the All India Muslim League. 

Which of the following is/are true regarding the activities of the Muslim League?

  1. Its political activities were directed not so much against the foreign rulers as against the Congress.

  2. Its leaders, belonging to the upper class, had little in common with the Muslim masses; and they did not fight for the removal of their grievances.

  3. Both A and B

  4. Neither A nor B


Correct Option: C

By which Act, Communal Electoral system was introduced in India ?

  1. Indian Councils Act, 1892

  2. Indian Councils Act, 1909

  3. Indian Councils Act, 1919

  4. Indian Independence Act, 1947


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Indian Councils Act of 1909 is also known as Morley-Minto reforms. Some of its provisions were as below:

1. It considerably increased the size of legislative councils, both at provincial and central level.
2. It enlarged the deliberative functions of the legislative councils at both the levels.
3. It introduced a system of communal representation for Muslims by accepting the concept of separate electorates.

The Muslim League's communalism came into being due to:

  1. Rigidity of Islam

  2. Uncharitable attitude of the Hindus

  3. Divide and rule policy of the British

  4. All the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Muslim League Communalism was mainly because development of orthodox tendencies in religion , believing more in religion than in nationalism leads to many conflicts with congress. The rigidity of Islam, Divide and rule policy of Britishers divided Hindus and muslims. Aslo the orthodox attitude of Hindus distant the league.

In 1906 the Indian Muslim League was founded at ______.

  1. Karachi

  2. Dhaka

  3. Mumbai

  4. Lahore


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Muslim League was founded in 1906 at Dhaka to safeguard the rights of Indian Muslims. It was a political group that led the movement calling for a separate Muslim nation to be created at the time of the partition of British India in 1947 because it feared that an independent India would be dominated by Hindus.

The strategy of Divide and Rule was adopted by __________.

  1. Lord Curzon

  2. Lord Wellesley

  3. Lord Minto

  4. Lord Canning


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The strategy of DIvide and Rule was adopted by Lord Minto. The British Government anticipating danger from the side of Indians in near future because of the growth of unity under the spell of nationalism decided to apply the policy of ' Divide and Rule' to break the unity of the people. Lord Minto decided to use the Indian Muslims against the Hindus and against the Congress.

The Home Rule Movement was started by

  1. Mrs Annie Besant

  2. Mahatma Gandhi

  3. G.K. Gokhale

  4. MA Jinnah


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In September 1915, Annie Besant launched the Home Rule League, modeling demands for India on Irish models. She clearly gave a signal of fighting for a change. For the first time, India saw a political party that was to work all year round, unlike the Congress which croaked once a year. The result was that she was able to mobilize the demonstrations and organize demonstrations, public meetings and agitations.

The All India Muslim League was founded under the leadership of _____________.

  1. Maulana Mohmmed Ali

  2. Hasan Imam and Mazhar ul Haque

  3. Agha Khan and Mohsin ul Mulk

  4. Hakim Ajmal Khan and Zafar Ali Khan


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

All India Muslim League was founded under the leadership of Aga Khan and Mohsin ul Mulk. In 1906 a group of muslim leaders met at Dhaka to form the Muslim League. It was founded by the followers, admirers and companions of Aligarh Movement. Sir Agha Khan was appointed as the first Honourary President. The founding fathers of All India Muslim League also included Nawab Sir Khwaja Salimullah, Nawab Waqar ul Mulk, Nawab Mohsin ul Mulk and Syed Ameer Ali. 

The activities undertaken by Sir Syed Ahmad Khan to reform Muslim society came to be known as ____.

  1. Anti-purdah Movement

  2. Aligarh Movement

  3. Lucknow Movement

  4. Scientific Society


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The movement of Muslim awakening associated with Sir Syed Ahmad Khan and Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College came to be known as Aligarh Movement. The Aligarh Movement was the drive for modern Muslim education made a weighty and lasting contribution to the political emancipation of Indian Muslims.

 Who was the first president of All India Muslim League? 

  1. Nawab Waqar-ul-Mulk

  2. Nawab Mohsin-ul-Mulk

  3. Hakim Ajmal Khan

  4. Aga Khan III


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Aga Khan III was one of the founders and the first president of All India Muslim League. In 1906 he headed the Muslim deputation to the British viceroy, Lord Minto , to promote the interests of the Muslims minority in India.

Muslim League for the first time gave a call for a separate state in

  1. 1916

  2. 1929

  3. 1937

  4. 1940


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

In 1940 the league for first time called for the formation of a Muslim state that would be separate from the projected independent country of India. The league wanted a separate nation for India's Muslims because it feared that an independent India would be dominated by Hindus. 

Objective of the Morley-Minto Reforms was to _________.

  1. establish dyarchy in provinces

  2. abolish the post of Secretary of State for India

  3. extend Provincial Assemblies

  4. give more power to local government


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Morley-Minto Reforms of 1909 was primarily aimed at extending Provincial Assemblies. The number of elected members in the Imperial Legislative Council and Provincial Legislative Councils was increased. In the Provincial Councils, the non-official majority was introduced, but since some of these non-officials were nominated and not elected, the overall non-official majority remained. The elected members were also not directly elected, they were to be indirectly elected.

Who set up the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College in Aligarh?

  1. Sir Syed Ahmad Khan

  2. Raja Rammohan Roy

  3. Swami Vivekananda

  4. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College, now known as Aligarh Muslim University  is an Indian public central university established by Sir Syed Ahmad Khan in 1875. he wanted to establish an education system similar to the British model. It is an Institute of National Importance provided under the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution at its commencement

Who was the Viceroy of India during the formation of Muslim League?

  1. Lord Minto

  2. Lord Montague

  3. Lord Hardinge

  4. Lord Mountbatten


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Viceroy of India during the formation of Muslim League was Lord Minto who held the position from 1905 to 1910. The league was founded in 1906 at Dhaka to safeguard the rights of Indian Muslims. It was a political group that led the movement calling for a separate Muslim nation to be created at the time of the partition of British India in 1947 because it feared that an independent India would be dominated by Hindus.

When was the Muslim League formed?

  1. 1905

  2. 1906

  3. 1907

  4. 1908


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Muslim League was founded in 1906 as the All-India Muslim League by Aga Khan III. Its original purpose was to safeguard the political rights of Muslims in India. An early leader in the League, Muhammad Iqbal, was one of the first to propose (1930) the creation of a separate Muslim India.

The establishment of Muslim League was a threat to__________.

  1. secularism

  2. communalism

  3. socialism

  4. regionalism


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The establishment of Muslim league was a big threat to secularism. The Hindus and the Muslims were fighting together against the British. But due to the formation of Muslim league the demand and other policies were separated. Basically, the Muslim League gradually demanded a separate state for them. 

Who rejected the demand of creation of Pakistan?

  1. Congress

  2. Muslim League

  3. Cripps Mission

  4. None of above


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Cripps Mission rejected the demand of creation of Pakistan. In March 1942 , a mission headed by Stafford Cripps was sent to India with constitutional proposals to seek Indian support for the war.

Who criticised the idea of single Indian Union?

  1. Muslim League

  2. Congress

  3. British

  4. None of above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Muslim League was founded in 1906 at Dhaka to safeguard the rights of Indian Muslims. It was a political group that did not believe in the idea of a single Indian union and led the movement calling for a separate Muslim nation to be created at the time of the partition of British India in 1947 because it feared that an independent India would be dominated by Hindus.

Who regarded Hindus and Muslims to be one Quam?

  1. Mahatma Gandhi

  2. Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan

  3. Md. Ali Jinnah

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Sir Sayyid Ahmed Khan was great educationist and social reformer. He regarded Hindus and Muslims to be one Quam. He founded the Mohammedan Anglo-Oriental College at Aligarh which had both Hindu and Muslim patrons.

Where Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan founded Mohammedan Anglo-Oriental College?

  1. Banaras

  2. Bengal

  3. Aligarh

  4. Delhi


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan was a great educationist and social reformer. He regarded Hindus and Muslims to be one Quam. He founded the Mohammedan Anglo-Oriental College at Aligarh which had both Hindu and Muslim patrons.

Through which medium British use to spread communal hatred?

  1. Press

  2. Posters

  3. Literature

  4. All above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

After First War of Independence 1854 British tried to spread communal hatred through the Press, posters, literature and public platform.

When Lord Mayo adopted a resolution which made Urdu the medium of instruction for Muslims?

  1. 1871

  2. 1875

  3. 1873

  4. 1879


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
In 1871 Lord Mayo’s government adopted a resolution which made Urdu the medium of instruction for Muslims in primary and secondary schools and increased government aid to educational institutions run by the Muslims. They tried to create hatred among the Hindus and the Muslims by portraying Muslim rulers as plunderers, and Hindu rulers as cruel kings to their Muslim subjects.

Who adopted a resolution which made Urdu the medium of instruction for Muslims?

  1. Lord Mayo

  2. Lord Curzon

  3. Lord Dalhousie

  4. Lord Wellesley


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
In 1871 Lord Mayo’s government adopted a resolution which made Urdu the medium of instruction for Muslims in primary and secondary schools and increased government aid to educational institutions run by the Muslims. They tried to create hatred among the Hindus and the Muslims by portraying Muslim rulers as plunderers, and Hindu rulers as cruel kings to their Muslim subjects.

Who founded the Mohammedan Anglo-Oriental College?

  1. Bal Gangadhar Tilak

  2. Bipin Chandra Pal

  3. Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan

  4. Annie Besant


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan was a great educationist and social reformer. He regarded Hindus and Muslims to be one Quam. He founded the Mohammedan Anglo-Oriental College at Aligarh which had both Hindu and Muslim patrons.

Under which act many prominent Muslim leaders were arrested which brought the Muslim League and the Congress closer?

  1. Seditious Meeting Act

  2. Indian Slavery Act

  3. Pitt's India Act

  4. Rowlatt Act


Correct Option: A

Who participated in Wahabi Movement?

  1. Muslim Rulers

  2. Hindu Rulers

  3. Sikh Rulers

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The British established their supremacy in India after dethroning the Mughal rulers who were the followers of Islam. Therefore, the Muslims became bitter enemies of the British. They participated in the Wahabi Movement, Which aimed to end British Domination in India.

When Muslim League agreed with the Congress to have a political goal for India?

  1. 1913

  2. 1915

  3. 1910

  4. 1914


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In 1913, the League had amended its constitution to include, a system of self-government under the aegis of the British Crown as the ideal of the Muslim League. Therefore, it agreed with the Congress to have a political goal for India.

Who were anti-British during the first 70 years of 19th century?

  1. Upper class Muslims

  2. Zamindars

  3. Aristocrats

  4. All above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The upper class Muslims comprising zamindars and aristocrats, during the first 70 years of the 19th century were anti-British. They were conservative and hostile to modern education because of this the number of Muslims educated in the western system of education remained small.

Who among the following welcomed the partition of Bengal?

  1. Hindu Organizations of West Bengal

  2. Nawab Salimullah of Dacca

  3. Moderates

  4. Extremists


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Lord Curzon partitioned Bengal two provinces apparently on administrative grounds. However, the real purpose of the Partition of Bengal was to create a wedge between the Hindus and the Muslims; The British won the support of the Muslims on the ground that the new province would have a Muslim-majority province, Muslim of East Bengal, led by Nawab Salimullah of Dacca, welcomed the Partition.

Which rule was called the Muslim rule?

  1. Turks

  2. Afghans

  3. Mughals

  4. All above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Some British and communal historians divided Indian history into Hindu and the Muslim periods. The rule of Turks, Afghans and Mughals was called the Muslim rule, where the rulers were said to be the followers of Islam and their subjects, the followers of other religions.

Who failed to realise that the British themselves were responsible for their economic backwardness?

  1. Employed people

  2. Unemployed people

  3. Educated people

  4. Religious people


Correct Option: B

Who was the leader of Muslim League?

  1. Md. Ali Jinnah

  2. Mahatma Gandhi

  3. Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan

  4. Abul Kalam Azad


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Muhammad Ali Jinnah was a lawyer, politician, and the founder of Pakistan. Jinnah served as leader of the All-India Muslim League from 1913 until Pakistan's creation on 14 August 1947, and then as Pakistan's first Governor-General until his death.

Who led the Aligarh movement after the death of Sir Sayyid in 1898?

  1. Nawab Mohsin-Ul-Mulk

  2. Mohammad Iqbal

  3. Mohammad Ali Jinnah

  4. Abul Kalam Azad


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Nawab Mohsin-ul-Mulk led Aligarh Movement after the death of Sir Sayyid in 1898. The Aligarh Movement worked to instill into the minds of the Muslims spirits of loyalty towards the British government and worked deliberately to keep the Muslims away from the mainstream of Indian political life.

Who was the first president of Muslim League?

  1. Nawab Salimullah.

  2. Mohammad Ali Jinnah.

  3. Agha Khan.

  4. Abul Kalam Azad.


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The proposal to form a central organisation for Muslims was accepted and political association  "All-India Muslim League" was set up on December 30, 1906, under the Presidentship of Nawab Salimullah. Aga Khan was elected as Permanent President of the Muslim League.

Who felt that the continuance of the British rule was a "guarantee for the welfare and progress of the community"?

  1. Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan

  2. Mahatma Gandhi

  3. Jawaharlal Nehru

  4. Bal Gangadhar Tilak


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
It was said that Sir Sayyid Ahmad believed that since the Hindus formed the majority of the Indian population, they would dominate the Muslims in case of a withdrawal of the British rule. He felt that the continuance of British rule was a “guarantee for the welfare and progress of the community.” Therefore, he declared that if the educated Muslims support the British, the latter would reward them with government jobs and other special favours.

After which election the change came in the attitude of Muslim League and Jinnah?

  1. Election of 1939

  2. Election of 1937

  3. Election of 1940

  4. Election of 1942


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

A change in the attitude of the Muslim League and Jinnah after the election of 1937 and formation of the Congress Ministers in the provinces. Jinnah and other leaders of the League proclaimed that Muslim could not expect any justice at the hands of Congress.

On which basis people demand reservation in jobs?

  1. Caste

  2. Creed

  3. Religion

  4. All above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The economic backwardness of the country contributed to the growth of communalism in India. Due to the British colonial policy, India lacked modern industrial development and there was acute unemployment among the educated youth, as a consequence, there was fierce competition among the youth to secure the few available jobs. This led the people to demand reservation in jobs on the basis of caste, creed or religion.

Which of the following event led to the formation of Muslim League ?

  1. The Hindi-Urdu Controversy

  2. The Marathi-Urdu Controversy

  3. The Urdu-Bengali Controversy

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In the United Provinces Urdu was the court language and all the petitions to the offices and courts were submitted in Urdu. Some sections of the society protested against this practice. On April 8, 1900, the Government instructed that all petitions were to be submitted in Hindi, in Devanagri script, and the court summons and official announcements to be issued in Hindi as well as in Urdu. The Muslims resented this. The controversy continued for months and relations between the communities became worse.

The Muslim League was formed in _____.

  1. 1906

  2. 1905

  3. 1904

  4. 1903


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Muslim League was founded in 1906 to safeguard the rights of Indian Muslims. At first the league was encouraged by the British and was generally favourable to their rule, but the organization adopted self - government for India as its goal in 1913. For several decades the league and its leaders , notably Mohammed Ali Jinnah, called for Hindu - Muslim unity in a united and independent India.It was not until 1940 that the league called for the formation of a Muslim state that would be separate from the projected independent country of India.

Choudhry Rehmat Ali was a Punjabi Muslim student at ______.

  1. Manchester

  2. Wales

  3. Oxford

  4. Cambridge


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Chaudhry Rehmat Ali was a Panjab Muslim student at Cambridge. Chaudhry Rahmat Ali , founder of the Pakistan National Movement , was born in 1895. From his early childhood , Rahmat Ali showed signs of great promise as a student. After completing his schooling, he joined the Islamia college of Lahore in order to get his Bachelor of Arts degree. Rahmat Ali finished education in England, obtaining MA and LLB with honors from the universities of Cambridge and Dublin.

_____ tried hard to build a secular understanding among its members.

  1. Hindu Mahasabha

  2. Muslim League

  3. Rashtriya Swayam Sevak

  4. Congress


Correct Option: D

Which poet wrote ''Sare Jahan Se Achha Hindustan Hamara''?

  1. Mohammad Iqbal

  2. Rabindranath Tagore

  3. Bankimchandra Chatterjee

  4. Ahmed Ghulamali Chagla


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

"Sare Jahan se Achha Hindustan Hamara" poet wrote by Mohammad Iqbal. The philosopher, poet and politician Allama Muhammad Iqbal, who created one of the most enduring patriotic poems of the Urdu language. Known alternatively as "Tarana -e -Hind", this song was originally a poem written by Muhammad Iqbal. The poem was published in the weekly journal lttehad on August 16, 1904. Recited by Iqbal the following year at Government College , Lahore, the song quickly became an anthem of opposition to the British rule in India.

______ was the leader of the Muslim League.

  1. Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan

  2. M A Jinnah

  3. Syed Ahmad Khan

  4. Shaukat Ali


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

M A Jinnah was the leader of the Muslim League. Muhammad Ai Jinnah was born December 25, 1876, in Karachi, Pakistan. In 1906 he joined the Indian National Congress. Seven years later , he joined the India Muslim League . The independent state of Pakistan that Jinnah had envisioned came to be on August 14, 1947. The following day , he was sworn in as Pakistan's first governor - general. On September 11, 1948, he died near Karachi, Pakistan.

Which organisations wished to unite all Hindus, overcome caste divisions and reform their social life?

  1. The Hindu Mahasabha

  2. Rashtriya Swayam Sevak

  3. Both a and b

  4. Muslim League


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Hindu Mahasabha and Rashtriya Swayam Sevak are the organisations wished to unite all Hindus , overcome caste divisions and reform their social life. Hindu Mahasabha was founded in 1914 by Madam Mohan Malviya. It worked with Arya Samaj and other Hindu organizations. It was directly link with Rashtriya Swam Sevak Sangh founded in 1925 at Nagpur by K.B.Hegewar. The first All India Hindu Mahasabha Conference was organized at Hardwar in 1915. The sabha became more aggressive after 1929 and started propagating Hindu Rashtra which was totally differ from Gandhiji's Ram Rajya.

The second regular session of Muslim League was held at Amritsar in _____.

  1. December 1907.

  2. December 1908.

  3. December 1909.

  4. December 1910.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The second regular session of Muslim League was held at Amritsar in 1908. The scheme for constitutional reforms and separate electorates was discussed in this session.

The constitution of the Muslim league was accepted at a meeting held at __________ on December 29, 1907.

  1. Lahore

  2. Karachi

  3. Amritsar

  4. Dacca


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The first annual session of the Muslim League was held in Karachi on 29 December 1907. Sir Sultan Mohammed Shah, the Aga Khan III appointed the first Honorary President of the Muslim League. The headquarter were in Lucknow. The principle of the League was laid down in a 'Green Book'. Which included the constitution of the organization, written by Maulana Mohammed Ali.

The first regular session of Muslim League was held at __________ in December 1907.

  1. Lahore

  2. Dacca

  3. Karachi

  4. Amritsar


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The first annual session of the Muslim League was held in Karachi on 29 December 1907. Sir Sultan Mohammed Shah, the Aga Khan III appointed the first Honorary President of the Muslim League. Their headquarter were in Lucknow.

In India, the rise of nationalism and the rise of communalism was almost simultaneous.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In the 19th century, leaders of various organizations used  religious consciousness to inculcate modern nationalism amongst the peopleThis resulted in not only the arousal of nationalism but also of communalism on the sidelines. By the end of the century, national and communal identity started taking prominent shapes.

Who spoke of a need for a "North-West Indian Muslim State"?

  1. Mohammad Iqbal

  2. Mohammad Ali Jinnah

  3. Rehmat Ali

  4. Mujibur Rehman


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Urdu poet Mohammed Iqbal spoke about the need for a Northwest Indian Muslim State while addressing a meeting of the Muslim League in 1930. He did not stress on the emergence of a new state. He only wanted reorganization of Muslim majority areas in Northwest India.

Partition of India was the final outcome of the ____________________.

  1. The British Policy of divide and rule

  2. Muslim communal politics

  3. Hindu communalism

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D

Aligarh Muslim University was founded by _____.

  1. Jinnah

  2. Syed Ahmed Khan

  3. Abul Kalam Azad

  4. Bhutto


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Sir Syed Ahmad Khan was a Muslim philosopher, social activist and educator who founded the Anglo-Mohammedan Oriental College which later came to be known as Aligarh Muslim University. He considered competence in English and Western sciences necessary skills for maintaining Muslims' political influence.The university is open to everyone irrespective of caste, creed, religion or gender.

Sir Syed Ahmed Khan had started a reform movement among the Muslim, called the ___________ Movement.

  1. Sufi

  2. Aligarh

  3. Jaipur

  4. Wahabi


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The movement of Muslim awakening associated with Syed Ahmad Khan and M.A.O. College came to be known as Aligarh Movement. It aimed at social reforms among Muslims relating to purdah, polygamy, widow remarriage, women’s education, slavery, divorce, etc. It wanted to impart a distinct socio-cultural identity to Muslims on modern lines.

Muslim communalism was lent an impetus by the activities of.

  1. Ashfaqullah

  2. Liaqat Hussain

  3. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

  4. Sayyid Ahmad Khan


Correct Option: D

Lucknow Congress session of 1916 is noted for the __________.

  1. merger of the Muslim League with the Congress temporarily.

  2. congress resolution against partition of India.

  3. concession given by the Congress to the Muslim League in the former's acceptance of separate electorates.

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Lucknow Congress session of 1916 adopted an agreement known as the Lucknow Pact. It marked the coming together of moderates and extremists in Congress on common platform again after nearly a decade and concession given by the Congress to the Muslim League. The Congress  agreed to the demand of separate electorates for Muslims in provincial council elections.d" in 1765.

 D'DIVIDE ET IMPERA' means ______.

  1. divide and rule

  2. king and queen

  3. government

  4. Imperial council


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

D'DIVIDE ET IMPERA' was the policy used by Britishers to rule in India. It means to divide the opposition so that it stops to threaten your power. It is also called as "Divide and Rule." In case of India it was used to divide Hindu and Muslims.

Pick out the statement that did not lead to the formation of Muslim League.

  1. Hindi- Urdu controversy.

  2. To fight for the freedom of India against the British.

  3. Safeguarding the political rights of the Muslims.

  4. The Partition of Bengal .


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Muslim league was founded in 1906 at Dhaka to safeguard the rights of Indian Muslims. It was a political group that led the movement calling for a separate Muslim nation to be created at the time of the partition of British India in 1947 because it feared that an independent India would be dominated by Hindus. It also supported the partition of Bengal announced by Lord Curzon in 1905. The Hindi- Urdu controversy relating to the use of court language was also one of the factors responsible for the formation of the League.

In which year was the All India Muslim League founded?

  1. $1903$

  2. $1906$

  3. $1909$

  4. $1912$


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

On December 30, 1906, Muslim league was formed under the leadership of Aga Khan, the Nawab of Dhaka and Nawab Mohsin-ul-Mulk at Dacca. It was formed  to safeguard the rights of Indian Muslims. Later, the league wanted a separate nation for India’s Muslims because it feared that an independent India would be dominated by Hindus.

The Pakistan panacea was sponsored by ______.

  1. Azad Kalam

  2. Jinnah

  3. Md Iqbal

  4. Liyakat All Khan


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Mohammad Iqbal is credited with the idea of Pakistan. He believed that Muslims are a distinct nation and thus deserve political independence from other regions and communities of India. He devised the idea of a north-western Muslim province when he became convinced that Muslims faced extinction in India. 

The first definite and forceful expression of the concept of a separate homeland for the Muslims came from _________.

  1. Sir Mohammad Iqbal

  2. Rahmat Ali

  3. MA Jinnah

  4. Liaqat Ali


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Mohammad Iqbal is credited with the idea of Pakistan. He believed that Muslims are a distinct nation and thus deserve political independence from other regions and communities of India. He devised the idea of a north-western Muslim province when he became convinced that Muslims faced extinction in India. 

The Home Rule League was formed during the ____.

  1. First World War

  2. Partition of Bengal

  3. Struggle following the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre

  4. Implementation of Minto-Morley Reforms


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Home Rule League organization was established in 1915-16 during WW I, by Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Annie Besant. Many Indian revolutionaries supported the Britishers but Tilak and Besant considered this an opportunity to achieve independence from the British. Thus, they decided to organize a national alliance of leagues across India, specifically to demand Home Rule or self-government.

When the Hindu Mahasabha was formed?

  1. 1909

  2. 1914

  3. 1915

  4. 1916


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Hindu Mahasabha, politico- religious was formed by Madan Mohan Malviya in the year 1915 to protect the rights of the Hindu community in British India. The first All India Hindu Mahasabha Conference was organized at Haridwar in 1915. It became more aggressive after 1929 and started propagating Hindu Rashtra.

In which year was the membership to the Hindu Mahasabha banned for the members of the Congress?

  1. 1938

  2. 1939

  3. 1940

  4. 1941


Correct Option: A

From _____ to _____, the League build its mass base.

  1. 1939-1941

  2. 1942-1945

  3. 1947-1950

  4. 1927-1930


Correct Option: B

 Which are the characteristic features of Indian Communalism?

  1. Extreme Communalism

  2. Liberal Communism

  3. Communal Nationalism

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D

Who coined the name Pakistan?

  1. Ahmed Ghulamali Chagla

  2. Mohammad Iqbal

  3. Choudhry Rehmat Ali

  4. M A Jinnah


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Chaudhry Rehmat Ali coined the name Pakistan. It was during the years 1930 through 1933 , that Chaudhry Rahmat Ali seemed to have established the Pakistan National Movement , with its headquarter at Cambridge. On January 28, 1933, he issued his first memorable pamphlet "Now or Never", Are we to live or perish forever?" He coined the word "Pakistan" for 30 million Muslims who live in the five northern units of India, Punjab , North West Frontier Province, Kashmir , Sindh and Baluchistan. The pamphlet also gave reasons for the establishment of Pakistan as a separate nation.He spoke of an independent homeland for Muslims , Pakistan , in the northern units of India , "Bang - i -Islam" for Muslims in Bengal , and "Usmanistan" for the Muslims in Hyderabad - Deccan.

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh was set up in ________.

  1. 1922

  2. 1925

  3. 1927

  4. 1930


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh is an organization founded in 1925 by Keshav Baliram Hedgewar. He was influenced by the ideas of V. D. Savarkar. The objective was to train the Hindu youths so that they united the Hindu Community and make India an Independent undivided country.

Who founded the Hindu Mahasabha?

  1. Madan Mohan Malviya

  2. Annie Besant

  3. V.D. Savarkar

  4. D.N. Karve


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Hindu Mahasabha, politico- religious was formed by Madan Mohan Malviya in the year 1915 to protect the rights of the Hindu community in British India. The first All India Hindu Mahasabha Conference was organized at Haridwar in 1915. It became more aggressive after 1929 and started propagating Hindu Rashtra.

Separate electorates for the Muslims were implemented from _____.

  1. 1906

  2. 1907

  3. 1909

  4. 1910


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Indian Councils Act of 1909 is also known as Morley-Minto reforms. Some of its provisions were as below:

1. It considerably increased the size of legislative councils, both at provincial and central level.
2. It enlarged the deliberative functions of the legislative councils at both the levels.
3. It introduced a system of communal representation for Muslims by accepting the concept of separate electorates.

Who founded the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh?

  1. K.B. Hedgewar

  2. V.D. Savarkar

  3. Madan Mohan Malviya

  4. D.N. Karve


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh is an organization founded in 1925 by Keshav Baliram Hedgewar. He was influenced by the ideas of V. D. Savarkar. The objective was to train the Hindu youths so that they united the Hindu Community and make India an Independent undivided country.

The All India Muslim League was founded in December $1906$ at _________.

  1. Karachi

  2. Dhaka

  3. Calcutta

  4. Aligarh


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

On December 30, 1906, Muslim league was formed under the leadership of Aga Khan, the Nawab of Dhaka and Nawab Mohsin-ul-Mulk at Dacca. It was formed  to safeguard the rights of Indian Muslims. Later, the league wanted a separate nation for India’s Muslims because it feared that an independent India would be dominated by Hindus.

The word Pakistan was coined by ____________.

  1. Mohammed Iqbal

  2. Jinnah

  3. Abul Kalam Azad

  4. Rahmath Ali


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Rehmat Ali coined the name, Pakistan. He was one of the first proponents for the creation of a separate state for Muslims. He was inspired by Islamic history and believed that Indian Muslims should unite to survive the hostile India.

The Muslim League demanded creation of Pakistan (Pakistan Resolution) in its session held on March $24$, $1940$ at __________.

  1. Karachi

  2. Lahore

  3. Islamabad

  4. Aligarh


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The All India Muslim League met in Lahore in March 1940 and adopted a resolution that came to be known as the Lahore Resolution or Pakistan Resolution. Its the first hand demand was partition of the country and creation of Muslim nation named Pakistan. The Muslim League demanded that the areas in which the Muslims are numerically in a majority as in the North-Western and Eastern Zones of India should be grouped to constitute Independent autonomous States.

Which politico- religious party gave the call of "Undivided India"?

  1. Hindu Mahasabha

  2. Vishwa Hindu Parishad

  3. Bajrang Dal

  4. Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Hindu Mahasabha, politico- religious was formed by Madan Mohan Malviya in the year 1915 to protect the rights of the Hindu community in British India. It  gave the call of "Undivided India" or "Akhand Bharat". The first All India Hindu Mahasabha Conference was organized at Haridwar in 1915. It became more aggressive after 1929 and started propagating Hindu Rashtra.

In which session, the Muslim league passed the resolution for the creation of Pakistan?

  1. Karachi Session

  2. Nagpur Session

  3. Islamabad Session

  4. Lahore Session


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The All India Muslim League held its annual session at Minto Park, Lahore in 1940. Jinnah said that the differences between Hindus and Muslims were so sharp that they should belong to different nations. It led to the formation of Lahore Resolution of 1940. After the passage of this resolution, Muslims in India set out on a path whose destination was a separate homeland for themselves.

Which of the following is not true about the Muslim League?

  1. It was established by the Nawab Salimullah.

  2. It was established in Calcutta in 1906.

  3. The league supported the partition on Bengal.

  4. The league opposed the Swadeshi movement.


Correct Option: B
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