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Q: The Cabinet Mission Plan of 1946 attempted to:

A) Dissolve Muslim League

B) Provide a federal India with provincial groupings

C) Grant Pakistan immediately

D) Support Congress exclusively

Q: Sir Syed Ahmad Khan’s contribution to Muslim awakening included:

A) Promoting Western education

B) Direct demand for Pakistan

C) Military leadership

D) Religious reform only

Q: The first political demand for Pakistan was articulated in:

A) Lahore Resolution 1940

B) Lucknow Pact 1916

C) Cripps Mission 1942

D) Allahabad Address 1930

Q: The 1945–46 elections strengthened Muslim League because:

A) They won majority in Muslim seats

B) Congress won overall majority

C) British backed Congress

D) Sikhs gained independence

Q: Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s title in Pakistan became:

A) President

B) Prime Minister

C) Governor-General

D) Leader of Opposition

Q: The British 'Divide and Rule' policy contributed to:

A) Hindu-Muslim unity

B) Communal divisions and Pakistan demand

C) Immediate independence

D) Economic growth

Q: The Indian National Congress initially opposed Pakistan because:

A) They supported Muslim League fully

B) They wanted immediate independence

C) They were pro-British

D) They advocated for united India

Q: The Muslim League’s Fourteen Points were introduced to:

A) Demand British withdrawal

B) Promote trade only

C) Safeguard Muslim political rights

D) Integrate with Congress

Q: Who chaired the 1940 Lahore Session where Pakistan Resolution was passed?

A) Muhammad Ali Jinnah

B) Nawab Salimullah

C) Liaquat Ali Khan

D) Allama Iqbal

Q: The 1945–46 general elections in India were held in:

A) 1944

B) 1945

C) 1946

D) 1947

Q: The Cabinet Mission came to India in:

A) 1945

B) 1946

C) 1947

D) 1948

Q: Which movement helped mobilize Indian Muslim masses in early 20th century?

A) Khalsa Movement

B) Non-Cooperation Movement

C) Aligarh Movement

D) Quit India Movement

Q: The 1906 session of Muslim League was held in:

A) Aligarh

B) Dhaka

C) Lahore

D) Karachi

Q: The Muslim League’s strength before 1937 elections was:

A) Limited to elite and educated Muslims

B) Dominant in all provinces

C) Supported by Congress

D) Backed by British military

Q: The idea of Two-Nation Theory was opposed by:

A) Allama Iqbal

B) Jinnah

C) Liaquat Ali Khan

D) Congress leaders like Nehru

Q: The Lahore Resolution was significant because:

A) It provided clear political demand for separate Muslim states

B) It merged Muslim and Hindu demands

C) It called for economic reforms only

D) It ended British rule

Q: The Cripps Mission in 1942 failed because:

A) British supported Pakistan

B) Muslims rejected independence

C) It created immediate Pakistan

D) Congress and Muslim League had conflicting objectives

Q: Who was the first Governor-General of Pakistan?

A) Liaquat Ali Khan

B) Khawaja Nazimuddin

C) Allama Iqbal

D) Muhammad Ali Jinnah

Q: The Radcliffe Line was announced in:

A) 1946

B) 1947

C) 1948

D) 1945

Q: Which event marked the final partition of British India?

A) Lahore Resolution 1940

B) Lucknow Pact 1916

C) Indian Independence Act 1947

D) Simon Commission 1928