Hindu Muslim Relations | MCQs

Explanation

In 1947 Hindu first time accept Muslim as separate nation.

India came into being on 15 August 1947.

Pakistan came into being on 14 August 1947.

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Explanation

In 1867, the Hindi-Urdu controversy deeply affected Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, changing his view of Hindu-Muslim unity.

He realized that Muslims needed a separate political identity and educational progress.

Explanation

Sir Syed is considered as the first person to theorize the idea of separate nationhood for Muslims in subcontinent.

In a speech at Meerut in 1866 he presented on overall scenario of post colonial phase in

which he described Muslims and Hindus as two nations

Syed Ahmad Khan who presented the theory of the two nations 

He presented this theory In a speech at Meerut in 1866 

The two-nation theory is the basis of the creation of Pakistan.

The theory advocated by the All India Muslim League is the founding principle of the Pakistan Movement.

The state of India officially rejected the two-nation theory

Explanation

• A Hindu organizational response to consolidate Hindu unity, often framed as countering Muslim solidarity.
• Deepened mutual suspicion and communal polarization.

Explanation

Sir Syed Ahmad Khan predicted the widening gulf between Hindus and Muslims after the Urdu-Hindu controversy in UP in 1867.

The controversy arose when Hindus demanded that Hindi replace Urdu as the official language in courts, which deepened religious and cultural divides.

Explanation

Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, was an Indian Islamic pragmatist, Islamic reformer, philosopher, and educationist in nineteenth-century British India.

Explanation

The two-nation theory is an ideology of religious nationalism which significantly influenced the Indian subcontinent following its independence from the British Empire.