What did the Government of India Act, 1935 fail to satisfactorily settle?
A. Weightage to minorities
B. Hindu-Muslim relations
C. Formation of Pakistan
D. Separation of Sind from Bombay
Right answer is B. Hindu-Muslim relations
Who presented Lahore Resolution 1940?
A. Quaid-i-Azam
B. Maulvi Fazlul Haq
C. Ch. Khaliquzzaman
D. MK Gandhi
Right Answer is (B) Maulvi Fazlul Haq
What suggestions were made in Lahore resolution about the areas where Muslims are in majority?
A. They should join with India
B. They should be independent states
C. They should be ruled by Hindus
D. They should remain under British control
Right Answer is (B) They should be independent states
What was the main demand of Muslims according to Lahore Resolution?
A. Immediate independence for all of India
B. A government of the Hindu majority
C. Protection of minorities
D. Autonomy and sovereignty for Muslim-majority areas
Right Answer is (D) Autonomy and sovereignty for Muslim-majority areas
Who influenced Radcliffe to change the original boundary plan?
- Lord Wavell
- Lord Mountbatten
- Jawaharlal Nehru
- Mahatma Gandhi
Right answer: (B) Lord Mountbatten
What was the reaction of Muslim League in response to the proposals of Cripps Mission 1942?
A. Accepted with conditions
B. Rejected them
C. Supported the Congress demand for responsible government
D. Demanded immediate independence
Right Answer is (B) Rejected them
When was the first constitution of Pakistan enforced?
- 1956
- 1962
- 1973
- 1985
Right answer: (A) 1956
Which city was the first capital of Pakistan?
- Lahore
- Karachi
- Islamabad
- Peshawar
Right answer: (B). Karachi
How many people migrated from India to Pakistan after partition?
- 5.5 million
- 7 million
- 4.68 million
- 6.5 million
Right answer: (C). 4.68 million
What was the total currency reserve of United India before partition?
- Rs. 1 billion
- Rs. 3 billion
- Rs. 4 billion
- Rs. 2 billion
Right answer: (C). Rs. 4 billion