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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.