Practice Independence Movement MCQs for Punjab Police Constable (BS-5) Pakistan Affairs — topic-wise sets with solved answers.
Q1. State Bank of Pakistan was inaugurated on:
Answer: on 1st July, 1948
Explanation: The State Bank of Pakistan was inaugurated by Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah on 1 July 1948, making it one of his last major public engagements.
Q2. The Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC) is governed by the __________.
Answer: FPSC Ordinance, 1977
Explanation: The Federal Public Service Commission operates under the Federal Public Service Commission Ordinance, 1977, which defines its structure, powers, and functions.
Q3. The "Lahore Resolution" was amended, and "Pakistan" was made an integral part of the League's objective, at the annual session of 1941 held in ___________.
Answer: Madras
Explanation: The correct answer is Madras. This is an established fact in Pakistan's constitutional or political history tested in competitive exams.
Q4. Azad Kashmir Government was set up on:
Answer: on 24th October, 1947
Explanation: The correct answer is on 24th October, 1947. This is an established fact in Pakistan's constitutional or political history tested in competitive exams.
Q5. Which Congress leader thought after the Lahore Resolution that partition was unavoidable?
Answer: Raj Gopal Acharya
Explanation: C. Rajagopalachari (Raj Gopal Acharya), a senior Congress leader, acknowledged after the Lahore Resolution of 1940 that partition had become practically unavoidable and later proposed the Rajaji Formula.
Q6. The Lahore Resolution of 1940 is a landmark in Pakistan's history. What was the key demand presented in this resolution?
Answer: The creation of independent states for Muslims in the North-Western and Eastern zones of India.
Explanation: The Lahore Resolution of 23 March 1940 demanded that the geographically contiguous Muslim-majority areas in the North-West and East of India be grouped to constitute independent states.
Q7. Where was the first central office of the Muslim League set up?
Answer: Aligarh
Explanation: The first central office of the All-India Muslim League was established in Aligarh after the League's founding at Dhaka in 1906, given Aligarh's importance as the centre of Muslim intellectual activity.
Q8. Who was the first President of the All-India Muslim League?
Answer: Sir Aga Khan
Explanation: Sir Aga Khan III presided over the founding session of the All-India Muslim League at Dhaka in December 1906, making him its first president.
Q9. The 'Pakistan Resolution 1940' was seconded from Sindh by:
Answer: Sir Abdullah Haroon
Explanation: The Pakistan Resolution of 23 March 1940 was seconded from Sindh by Sir Abdullah Haroon, a prominent Muslim League leader from Karachi.
Q10. In which year did the Muslim League change its objective to include the acquisition of a new independent state?
Answer: in 1940
Explanation: At the Lahore Session of March 1940, the Muslim League formally amended its objectives to include the demand for independent Muslim states, marking a historic shift in its political goal.
Q11. In the interim government of 1946, the Ministry of Finance was placed under ___________.
Answer: Liaquat Ali Khan
Explanation: In the Interim Government of India formed in September 1946, Liaquat Ali Khan of the Muslim League was assigned the crucial Finance portfolio, which he used strategically to counter Congress ministries.
Q12. The "Indian Independence Act" was enforced on _______.
Answer: On July 18, 1947
Explanation: The Indian Independence Act received Royal Assent and was enforced on 18 July 1947, legally creating the two independent dominions of India and Pakistan effective 14-15 August 1947.
Q13. Mountbatten addressed the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan on:
Answer: on 14 Aug 1947
Explanation: Lord Mountbatten, the last Viceroy, addressed the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan on 14 August 1947 in Karachi, participating in Pakistan's independence ceremonies.
Q14. Who was assigned the responsibility of heading the Boundary Commissions at the time of partition?
Answer: Sir Cyril Radcliffe
Explanation: Sir Cyril Radcliffe, a British lawyer who had never visited India, was appointed chairman of both the Punjab and Bengal Boundary Commissions to draw the partition boundary lines.
Q15. How many members were in the Simla Deputation?
Answer: 35
Explanation: The correct answer is 35. This is an established fact in Pakistan's constitutional or political history tested in competitive exams.
Q16. Who prepared the points for the Simla Deputation?
Answer: Nawab Mohsin-ul-Mulak
Explanation: Nawab Mohsin-ul-Mulk, Secretary of the Muhammadan Educational Conference, prepared the key points and demands for the Simla Deputation of 1906 that met Viceroy Lord Minto.
Q17. The Urdu-Hindi Controversy, an important forerunner to the partition of British India, started in:
Answer: 1867
Explanation: The Urdu-Hindi Controversy began in 1867 when Hindu leaders in the United Provinces demanded that Hindi in Devanagari script replace Urdu in Persian script as the official court language, alarming Muslim leaders including Sir Syed Ahmad Khan.
Q18. On 27th August, 1947, Pakistan became a member of:
Answer: Food and Agriculture Organization
Explanation: Pakistan became a member of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations on 27 August 1947, just 13 days after independence.
Q19. Identify the Viceroy who made the 'August Offer' in 1940.
Answer: Lord Linlithgow
Explanation: Lord Linlithgow, Viceroy of India (1936-1943), announced the August Offer of 1940, promising Indians a role in drafting their post-war constitution in exchange for wartime cooperation.
Q20. When did the All-India Muslim League (AIML) celebrate 'Victory Day' after its performance in the 1945-46 elections?
Answer: On January 11, 1946
Explanation: The All-India Muslim League celebrated "Victory Day" on 11 January 1946 to mark its historic performance in the 1945-46 general elections, where it won all 30 Muslim seats in the Central Assembly.
Loading...