Pakistan Studies MCQ #36523

In the Simon Commission boycott drive, Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s fourteenth point mainly pressed for safeguards on which electoral rule that Muslim leaders saw as foundational?

Pakistan Studies MCQ #36523

  1. Question 1

    Q1. In the Simon Commission boycott drive, Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s fourteenth point mainly pressed for safeguards on which electoral rule that Muslim leaders saw as foundational?

    • A) Joint electorates with reserved seats proportional to Hindu numbers
    • B) Separate Muslim electorates with weightage where needed
    • C) Abolition of all communal electorates after one plebiscite
    • D) Election of Governors-General by proportional representation

    Answer: Separate Muslim electorates with weightage where needed

    Explanation: Jinnah's Fourteen Points (1929) insisted on separate electorates with weightage for Muslims in Muslim-minority provinces as an essential safeguard against Hindu-majority dominance.