SET-6 (CAR) Flashcards
- Lord Pethick Lawrence, Sir Stafford Cripps,
Mr. A V Alexander were the members of which Mission?
(a) Cripps Mission
(b) Cabinet Mission
(c) Independence Mission
(d) Indian Mission
(b) Cabinet Mission
- When the Cabinet Mission arrived in India?
(a) 22nd March, 1946
(b) 23rd March, 1946
(c) 24th March. 1946
(d) 25th March 1946
(a) 22nd March, 1946
Which congress leader was called “show boy
of Congress” by Quaid-e-Azam?
(a) Maulana-Abu Kalam
(b) Nehru
(c) GandhI
(d) Gopal Acharia
(a) Maulana-Abu Kalam
Which Muslim Leader Made it clear to the Cabinet Mission that the Muslim Majority areas should be grouped together to make a sovereign and independent state?
(a) Quaid-e-Azam
(b) Allama Iqbal
(c) Sir Mohamamd Shafi
(d) LiaquatAli
(b) Allama Iqbal
When Cabinet Mission announced its plan?
(a) 16th March 1946
(b) 16th May 1946
(c) 16th June 1946
(d) 16th July 1946
(b) 16th May 1946
- Under the Cabinet Mission Compromise
formula, India was to remain united and the
right of self determination was apparently
conceded to the
(a) Muslims (b) Hindus
(c) Sikhs (d) Anglo Indians
(a) Muslims
Which leaders of Muslim League represented
the Muslim League in Simla Conference?
(a) Quaid-i-Azam, Liaquat Ah
(b) Nawab Ismail
(c) Abdur Rab Nishtar
(d) All of above
(d) All of above
What was the reaction of congress when the
Muslim League withdrew acceptance of the
Cabinet Mission plan?
(a) It joined Muslim League
(b) It accepted the plan
(c) It completely rejected the plan
(d) It started agitation
(b) It accepted the plan
Muslim League decided to celebrate “Direct Action Day” on
(a) 12th August 1946
(b) 14th August 1946
(c) 16th August 1946
(d) 20th August 1946
(c) 16th August 1946
When Muslim League decided to accept the
Plan of the Cabinet Mission?
(a) June 5, 1946 (b) June 6, 1946
(c) June 7, 1946 (d) June 8. 1946
(b) June 6, 1946
After joining of Congress when Muslim League joined Interim Government of 1946?
(a) September 1946
(b) October 1946
(c) January 1947
(d) February 1947
(b) October 1946
- Who declared in the British Parliament that
India would be freed by 20th February,
1948?
(a) Lord Attlee
(b) Lord Curzon
(c) Lord Williams
(d) Lord Hastings
(a) Lord Attlee
Who was last viceroy of India?
(a) Lord Irwin
(b) Lord Attlee
(c) Lord Wavell
(d) Lord Mountbatten
(d) Lord Mountbatten
Who replaced Lord Wavell?
(a) Lord Curzon
(b) Lord Hasting
(c) Lord Mountbatten
(d) Lord Williams
(c) Lord Mountbatten
When Lord Mountbatten arrived in India?
(a) March 21. 1947
(b) March 22, 1947
(c) March 23, 1947
(d) March 24. ‘947
(b) March 22, 1947
Lord Mountbatten came charged with the mission to make a peaceful transfer of Power from British to Indian Hands by
(a) June 1947
(b) July 1947
(c) August 1947
(d) September 1947
(a) June 1947
- When Partition Plan was issued?
(a) June 1, 1947
(b) June 2, 1947
(c) June 3, 1947
(d) June 4, 1947
(c) June 3, 1947
Partition Plan is known as
(a) June 3 Plan
(b) July 3 Plan
(c) The Pakistan Plan
(d) The Indian Plan
(a) June 3 Plan
Which plan provided that refrendum shall be held in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa?
(a) British Plan
(b) Lord Mountbatten Plan
(c) Lord Attlee Plan
(d) 3rd June Plan
(d) 3rd June Plan
Which plan provided that states shall be free and independent to join one or the other country?
(a) June 3 Plan
(b) Congress Plan
(c) Muslim League Plan
(d) Freedom Plan
(a) June 3 Plan
Which Plan provided that a Boundary Commission shall be set up after partition which will determine the boundaries of the two countries?
(a) Indian Plan
(b) Quaid-e-Azam Plan
(c) Nehru Plan
(d) June 3 Plan
(d) June 3 Plan
- Radcliffe Award was declared on
(a) 14th August 1947
(b) 16th August 1947
(c) 18th August 1947
(d) 20th August 1947
(b) 16th August 1947
Which Act provided for the complete end of British control over Indian affairs from August 15, 1947.
(a) RowlattAct
(b) Act of 1919
(c) Act of 1935
(d) Indian Independence Act, 1947
(d) Indian Independence Act, 1947
Boundary Commissions were set up for Punjab and Bengal under whose Chairmanship?
(a) Lord Mountbatten
(b) Lord Attlee
(c) Lord Wavell
(d) Sir Radcliffe
(d) Sir Radcliffe
Who was keenly desirous to become the joint
Governor-General of India and Pakistan?
(a) Lord Attlee
(b) Lord Wavell
(c) Lord Mountbatten
(d) Radcliffe
(c) Lord Mountbatten
When Lord Mountbatten announced the establishment of the Government of Pakistan?
(a) 15th August, 1947
(b) 16th August, 1947
(c) 17th August,’1947
(d) 18th August, 1947
(a) 15th August, 1947
- When Quaid-e-Azam took Oath as the first
Governor-General of Pakistan?
(a) 13th August, 1947
(b) 14th August, 1947
(c) 15th August, 1947
(d) 16th August, 1947
(c) 15th August, 1947
Which act created two dominions, Indian
union and Pakistan?
(a) Act of 1909
(b) Act of 1919
(c) Act of 1935
(d) Act of 1947
(d) Act of 1947
Which act provided for the complete end of
British rule in the subcontinent?
(a) Act of 1909
(b) Act of 1919
(c) Act of 1935
(d) Act of 1947
(d) Act of 1947
1 When Quaid-e-Azam was born?
(a) December 25, 1876
(b) December 25, 1877
(c) December 25, 1878
(d) December 26, 1877
(a) December 25, 1876
- In which city Quaid-e-Azam was born?
(a) Lahore (b) Karachi
(c) Lucknow (d) Bombay
(b) Karachi
- While University Quaid-e-Azam joined to
become the youngest Indian Barrister?
(a) Lincoln’s Inn
(b) Markings Inn
(c) Oxford University
(d) Cambridge University
(a) Lincoln’s Inn
Lincoln’s Inn is one of the four Inns of Court in London, England, and is one of the most prestigious law schools in the world. Jinnah was called to the Bar in 1896 at the age of 20, making him the youngest Indian to do so.
- When Quaid-e-Azam was elected by Bombay Muslims to the newly constituted Imperial Legislative Council?
(a) 1907 (b) 1908
(c) 1909 (d) 1910
(d) 1910
5 When Quaid-e-Azam joined Muslim League?
(a) 1912 (b) 1913
(c) 1914 (d) 1915
(b) 1913
6 Which Political leader remained the member
oF both Congress and Muslim League?
(a) Nehru
(b) Gandhi
(c) Quaid-e-Azam
(d) Patel
(c) Quaid-e-Azam
When Quaid-e-Azam resigned from the Congress
(a) 1919
(b) 1920
(c) 1921
(d) 1922
(b) 1920
Who was given the title of Ambassador of
Hindu-Muslim unity?
(a) Allama Iqbal
(b) Quaid-e-Azam
(c) Liaqat Ali
(d) Maulvi Zafar Ali
(b) Quaid-e-Azam
- When Quaid-e-Azam presentee his fourteen
points?
(a) 28th March 1930
(b) 28th March 1929
(c) 28th March 1931
(d) 28th March 1932
28th March 1929
28th March 1929
The 14-points were presented in the Dell India Muslim League on 28th March 1929. These points reflected Quaid-e-Azam’s wise and firm stand on the issues confronting the Indian Muslims.
- When Quaid-e-Azam participated in the
Round Table Conference in London?
(a) 1927 (b) 1928
(c) 1929 (d) 1930
(d) 1930
11 In which year Quaid-e-Azam went into self
exile in London?
(a) 1930
(b) 1931
(c) 1932
(d) 1933
(b) 1931
Muhammad Ali Jinnah went into exile in 1931 for a number of reasons. First, he was disappointed with the results of the Round Table Conference, which had been held in London in 1930-31. The conference had failed to reach an agreement on the future of India, and Jinnah felt that the Muslim community was being marginalized. Second, Jinnah was facing increasing criticism from within the Muslim League. Some members of the league felt that he was not doing enough to protect Muslim rights, and they were calling for him to step down. Finally, Jinnah was suffering from ill health, and he felt that he needed to rest and recuperate.
Jinnah went into exile in London, where he stayed for two years. During this time, he continued to work on behalf of the Muslim community, and he also wrote a number of articles and speeches on the need for a separate Muslim state. In 1933, Jinnah returned to India, and he resumed his leadership of the Muslim League. He would go on to play a major role in the creation of Pakistan in 1947.
When Quaid-e-Azam came back to India on
the fervent appeal of Muslims?
(a) 1934
(b) 1935
(c) 1936
(d) 1937
(a) 1934
In which year Quaid-e-Azam took up the
leadership of Muslims?
(a) 1933
(b) 1934
(c) 1935
(d) 1936
(b) 1934
Who said in the annual session of the Muslim League in 1940 “The Muslims are a nation by every definition of the word Nation?
(a) Nawab Liaquat All Khan
(b) Quaid-e-Azam
(c) Sir Shafi
(d) Fazal-ul-Haq
(b) Quaid-e-Azam
Who was the first Governor-General of
Pakistan?
(a) Mountbettan
(b) Quaid-e-Azam
(c) Liaquat Ali Khan
(d) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
(b) Quaid-e-Azam
When Quaid-e-Azam took oath as the first
Governor-General of Pakistan?
(a) 15th August, 1947
(b) 16th August, 1947
(c) 17th August, 1947
(d) 18th August, 1947
(a) 15th August, 1947
When Quaid-i-Azam died?
(a) 10 September, 1948
(b) 11 September, 1948
(c) 12 September, 1948
(d) 13 September, 1948
(b) 11 September, 1948
When did Quaid-e-Azam raise the slogan of Faith, Unity and Discipline”?
(a) September 1941
(b) October 1941
(c) November 1941
(d) September 1944
(b) October 1941
Gandhi raised the slogan of “Quit India”, which slogan was raised by Quaid-e-Azam to counter it?
(a) Divide and Quit
(b) Divide and Rule
(c) Rule and Divide
(d) None of above
(a) Divide and Quit
1 Allama Iqbal was born at
(a) Sialkot (b) Kashmir
(c) Lahore (d) Multan
(a) Sialkot
2 When Allama Iqbal was born?
(a) 9 November, 1877
(b) 10 November, 1877
(c) 11 November, 1877
(d) 12 November, 1877
(a) 9 November, 1877
- In which institution of England Allama Iqbal
got higher education?
(a) Oxford University
(b) Lincoln Inn
(c) Cambridge
(d) Trinty College Cambridge
(d) Trinty College Cambridge
arrived in Cambridge at the age of 27 in September 1905 and enrolled in Trinity College, Cambridge, as an Advanced Student.
A spectacular portrait of Allama Iqbal in hues of blue by master artist Ismail Gulgee hangs at Deighton Room in Trinity College Cambridge.
4 From where Allama Iqbal got the degree of
Ph. D in 1908?
(a) Munich University, (Germany)
(b) Oxford University (UK)
(c) Cambridge University (UK)
(d) Lincoln Inn (UK)
(a) Munich University, (Germany)
In 1907, Iqbal moved to Germany to pursue his doctoral studies, and earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich in 1908.
5 When Allama Iqbal became the member of
Punjab Council?
(a) 1925 (b) 1926
(c) 1927 (d) 1928
(d) 1928
- Which title was given to Allama Iqbal in 1932 by the British Government?
(a) Lord
(b) Sir
(c) The Man of letter
(d) Knighthood
(b) Sir
- Which university honored Iqbal the degree
of Doctorate?
(a) Cambridge
(b) Oxford
(c) Tao
(d) Lincoln Inn
(c) Tao
8 . Who presided over the annual session of All
India Muslim League in 1930?
(a) Quaid (b) LiaquatAli
(c) Allama Iqbal (d) Fazal-ul-Haq
(c) Allama Iqbal
- Which address of Allama Iqbal is a landmark
in the History of Muslim India?
(a) Allahabad, 1930
(b) Hyderabad. 1930
(c) Joharabad, 1930
(d) Muradabad. 1930
(a) Allahabad, 1930
Why Iqbals presidential address at Allahbad 1390, is a landmark in the history of Muslims India?
(a) It laid down religious foundations of Muslim nationalism in India
(b) It laid down financial foundations of
Muslim nationalism in India
(c) It laid down intellectual foundations of
Muslim nationalism in India
(d) It laid down social foundations of Muslim
nationalism in India
(c) It laid down intellectual foundations of
Muslim nationalism in India
When Iqbal said that ‘There should be no central government in the sub-continent and that the provinces should be autonomous and independent dominions?
(a) November 15, 1932
(b) November 16, 1932
(c) November 17, 1932
(d) November 18, 1932
(c) November 17, 1932
- Who said that “To me Iqbal was a friend,
guide and philosopher’?
(a) Quaid-e-Azam
(b) Liaqat Ali Khan
(c) Fazal-ul-Haq
(d) Gandhi
(a) Quaid-e-Azam
- Dr. Allama Muhamamd Iqbal died in Lahore
on————-1938.
(a) 25 December
(b) 13 September
(c) 9 November
(d) 21 April
(d) 21 April
- At the time of creation of Pakistan Central
Secretariat was established at
(a) Karachi (b) Lahore
(c) Peshawar (d) Rawalpindi
(a) Karachi
- The Quaid-e-Azam addressed the Government officials on
(a) 11th October, 1947
(b) 12th October, 1947
(c) 13th October, 1947
(d) 14th October, 1947
(a) 11th October, 1947
- Military assets were to be divided with the ratio of
(a) 36% and 64%
(b) 37% to 68%
(c) 40% and 60%
(d) 45% and 55%’
(a) 36% and 64%
- At the time of partition all the Ordnance Factories, sixteen in number were located in
(a) India
(b) Pakistan
(c) Nepal
(d) Both A and B
(a) India
At the time of partition, all the Ordnance Factories, sixteen in number were located in India. Pakistan had to build its own Ordnance Factories from scratch. The first Ordnance Factory in Pakistan was established in Wah Cantt in 1951.
An ordnance factory is a factory that produces military weapons and ammunition. Ordnance factories are typically owned and operated by the government, and they are responsible for providing the military with the weapons and ammunition it needs to fight
- It was decided that the army soldiers and men who opted either for Pakistan and India, should report in their countries of choice by.
(a) 14m August, 1947
(b) 15th August, 1947
(c) 16th August, 1947
(d) 17,n August, 1947
(b) 15th August, 1947
- How much money in lieu of Pakistan’s share
of Ordnance Factories was given to Pakistan?
(a) 40 Million
(b) 60 Mill on
(c) 80 Million
(d) 100 Million
(b) 60 Mill on
- At the time of the creation of Pakistan there
was a cash balance of how much money?
(a) Rs.2 billion
(b) Rs.4 billion
(c) Rs. 5 billion
(d) Rs.7 billion
(b) Rs.4 billion
- The first instalment of how much money was paid to Pakistan out of Rs.4 billion at the time of creation of Pakistan?
(a) 50 Million
(b) 100 Million
(c) 150 Million
(d) 200 Million
(d) 200 Million
- Upon whose threat of going to hunger strike
if amount due to Pakistan was not paid, Indian Government gave another instalment of 500 Million to Pakistan?
(a) Sardar Patel
(b) Gandhi
(c) Nehru
(d) A and B both
(b) Gandhi
- Water dispute between India and Pakistan
had its origin in the partition of
(a) Punjab
(b) Kashmir
(c) Sindh
(d) Ferozpur
(a) Punjab
- The three Western Rivers, the Indus the Jhelum and the Chenab flow into Pakistan from which state
(a) Patiala
(b) Hyderabad
(c) Jammu and Kashmir
(d) Junagadh
(c) Jammu and Kashmir
- The three eastern rivers the Ravi, the Beas
and the Sutlej enter Pakistan from
(a) Afghanistan
(b) India
(c) Iran
(d) China
(b) India
- After how much time of partition India stopped the waters of the rivers Ravi arid Sutlej which was a grave blow to the agriculture of West Pakistan.
(a) 2 months
(b) 4 months
(c) 6 months
(d) 8 months
(c) 6 months
- How Pakistan managed to over come itsproblem arising out of blockade of water
(a) With the assistance of U N
(b) With the assistance of IBRD
(c) With the assistance of (MF
(d) With the assistance of World Bank
(d) With the assistance of World Bank
When an agreement was concluded between the two countries which is known as Indus Basin Water Treaty?
(a) September 19, 1960
(b) September 20, 1960
(c) September 21, 1960
(d) September 22, 1960
(a) September 19, 1960
- When an agreement was concluded between the two countries which is known as Indus Basin Water Treaty?
(a) September 19, 1960
(b) September 20, 1960
(c) September 21, 1960
(d) September 22, 1960
(a) September 19, 1960
According to Indus Basin Treaty the waters of the river Beas, river Ravi and river Sutlej would be used by
(a) India
(b) Pakistan
(c) India and Pakistan
(d) Bangladesh
(b) Pakistan
According to Indus Basin Treaty the waters of the River Chenab, the River Jhelum and River Indus would be used by
(a) India
(b) Pakistan
(c) India and Pakistan
(d) Kashmir
(c) India and Pakistan
When it was decided that to make the best use of the waters of rivers. 2 Dams, 5 Barrages and 7 link canals would be built?
(a) September 17, 1960
(b) September 18, 1960
(c) September 19, 1960
(d) September 20. 1960
(a) September 17, 1960
- after Independence the Junagadh announced its accession to which country?
(a) Pakistan (b) India
(c) Bangladesh (d) Kashmir
(a) Pakistan
The Nawab of Junagadh, Muhammad Mahabat Khan III, announced on 15 August 1947 that his state would accede to Pakistan. Junagadh was a princely state in the western Indian state of Gujarat. The Nawab was a Muslim, but the majority of the population of Junagadh was Hindu.
India objected to Junagadh’s accession to Pakistan, arguing that the state was geographically and culturally closer to India. India also argued that the Nawab had no right to accede to Pakistan, as he had not consulted the people of Junagadh.
In November 1947, the Indian government sent troops into Junagadh and took control of the state. The Nawab fled to Pakistan.
India held a referendum in Junagadh in February 1948. The results of the referendum showed that the majority of the people of Junagadh wanted to join India. Junagadh was formally integrated into India in May 1948.
Pakistan has never accepted the accession of Junagadh to India. Pakistan has raised the issue of Junagadh at the United Nations, but the UN has not been able to resolve the dispute.
- The Muslim Ruler of Manavadar, also
succeeded to
(a) Pakistan (b) India
(c) Nepal (d) Bangladesh
(a) Pakistan
The Muslim ruler of Manavadar, Nawab Ghulam Moin ud-din Khanji, acceded to Pakistan after the partition of India in 1947. However, the state was soon annexed by India and a subsequent referendum resulted in a massive Indian victory.
Kanji ascended the throne of Manavadar on 19 October 1918 after the death of his father. Since he was only seven years old, his mother acted as Regent until 1931, when 20-year-old Khanji’s investiture took place.
In 1947, after India gained independence from Britain, the British Indian princely states were given the choice to join either India or Pakistan. Khanji chose to accede to Pakistan, but the state was soon annexed by India. A referendum was held in 1948, and the people of Manavadar voted overwhelmingly to join India.
Kanji was not happy with the outcome of the referendum, and he left Manavadar and settled in Pakistan. He died in Karachi in 2003.
- The state of Jammu and Kashmir was ruled by which Dogra Ruler?
(a) Ghulab Singh (b) Jeet Singh
(c) Gurpreet Singh (d) Amar Singh
(a) Ghulab Singh
- When the first battle for the freedom of
Jammu and Kashmir was fought?
(a) 1930 (b) 1932
(c) 1934 (d) 1936
(a) 1930
- When India in view of its bad military position
in Jammu and Kashmir made a frantic appeal
to the UNO?
(a) 1SI January, 1948
(b) 2nd January, 1948
(c) 3rd January, 1948
(d) 4th January, 1948
(a) 1st January, 1948
India appealed to the United Nations on January 1, 1948, after its military position in Jammu and Kashmir had deteriorated. The appeal was made by the then-Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru.
The appeal stated that Pakistan had invaded Kashmir and was trying to annex it. The appeal also stated that India was unable to defend Kashmir on its own and needed the help of the United Nations.
The United Nations Security Council responded to the appeal by passing a resolution on January 20, 1948. The resolution called for a ceasefire and for both India and Pakistan to withdraw their troops from Kashmir. The resolution also called for a plebiscite to be held in Kashmir to determine the wishes of the people.
Pakistan refused to comply with the resolution, and the fighting continued. India eventually took control of most of Kashmir, but a small portion of the state remains under Pakistani control.
- Who decided that there would be boundary
line drawn under the supervision of UNCiP
(a)IMF
(b) World Bank
(c) WTO
(d) UNO
(d) UNO
- When after a brief resistance the Hyderabad
army surrendered and Indian forces entered
in Hyderabad?
(a) September 17. 1948
(b) September 18, 1948
(c) September 19, 1948
(d) September 20, 1948
(a) September 17. 1948
26 Who ordered that a State Bank of Pakistan
be setup immediately?
(a) Liaquat Ali
(b) Yahya
(c) Quaid-e-Azam
(d) Fazal-ul-Haq
(c) Quaid-e-Azam
- When State Bank of Pakistan was
established?
(a) 1st July, 1948
(b) 2nd July, 1948
(c) 3rd July, 1948
(d) 4th July. 1948
(a) 1st July, 1948
- Who inaugurated the State Bank of
Pakistan?
(a) Quaid-e-Azam
(b) Zahid Hussain
(c) lshrat Hussain
(d) Nawab Liaquat Ali
(a) Quaid-e-Azam
- When Government of Pakistan gave the first
budget?
(a) 1947-48 (b) 1948-49
(c) 1949-50 (d) 1950-51
(b) 1948-49
