Pakistan Studies MCQ #36677

You analyse a speech excerpt demanding equal citizenship of Hindus and other groups in Pakistan with religion a matter of individual conscience. Which 1947 speech is the usual textbook match?

Pakistan Studies MCQ #36677

  1. Question 1

    Q1. You analyse a speech excerpt demanding equal citizenship of Hindus and other groups in Pakistan with religion a matter of individual conscience. Which 1947 speech is the usual textbook match?

    • A) First address to the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan on 11 August 1947
    • B) Radio address proclaiming Pakistan on 15 August 1947
    • C) Independence Day speech in New Delhi on 15 August 1947
    • D) United Nations General Assembly debut speech in 1948

    Answer: First address to the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan on 11 August 1947

    Explanation: Jinnah's address to Pakistan's Constituent Assembly on 11 August 1947 famously declared that religion was a personal matter and that all citizens — regardless of faith — were equal before the state and law.