Muslim | MCQs

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The Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental (MAO) School was established by Sir Syed Ahmed Khan in 1875 as part of the Aligarh Movement.

It later evolved into Aligarh Muslim University, aiming to modernize Muslim education.

Explanation

Mir Jafar Khan Jamali, a prominent Baloch leader, played a pivotal role in mobilizing support for the Muslim League in Balochistan during the Pakistan Movement.

He worked closely with Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah and helped convince the people of Balochistan to join Pakistan.

Explanation

In the early phase of his political career, Sir Syed Ahmad Khan strongly advocated for Hindu-Muslim unity to ensure cooperation and peace under British rule.

He believed both communities could work together for the progress of India before later emphasizing Muslim identity separately.

Explanation

Muslim League Ministers in the Interim Government of 1946:

• Liaquat Ali Khan – Finance (Introduced the "Poor Man's Budget")
• I. I. Chundrigar – Commerce
• Abdur Rab Nishtar – Communications
• Ghazanfar Ali Khan – Health
• Jogendra Nath Mandal – Law (Legislature)

Liaquat Ali Khan's "Poor Man's Budget" focused on redistributing wealth and addressing the economic disparity between the rich and the poor.

Explanation

Indian National Congress was founded on 28 December 1885 

It was founded at Gokuldas Tejpal Sanskrit College in Bombay 

Its Headquarters is located in New Delhi

Explanation

In response to the Nehru Report (1928), which ignored Muslim concerns, Jinnah presented his Fourteen Points in 1929 to safeguard Muslim rights in India.

These points became the foundation of the Muslim League's demands and a key step toward the Two-Nation Theory.

Explanation

The All India Muslim League was established on December 30, 1906, during the annual session of the Muhammadan Educational Conference in Dhaka.

Key figures like Nawab Salimullah Khan of Dhaka and Aga Khan III played pivotal roles in its formation.

Explanation

The Sindh Provincial Muslim League had passed a resolution on 10 October, 1938.

The Sindh Legislative Assembly followed suit and passed a resolution in support of Pakistan on March 3, 1943.

G. M. Syed, an influential Sindhi activist, revolutionary, and Sufi 

later G. M. Syed is one of the important leaders at the forefront of the Sindh independence movement,

G. M. Syed joined the Muslim League in 1938 

G. M. Syed presented the Pakistan resolution in the Sindh Assembly.

Explanation

• Self-government in India.
• Abolition of the Indian Council.
• 1/3rd representation to be given to Muslims in the Central Government.
• Separation of the executive from the judiciary.
• Salaries of the Secretary of State for Indian Affairs to be paid from British coffers and not the Indian funds.
• All elected members to be elected directly based on adult franchise. 4/5th of the members of the provincial legislatures to be elected and 1/5th to be nominated.
• The number of Muslims in the provincial legislatures to be laid down for each province.
• Separate electorates for all communities until a joint electorate is demanded by all.
• Introduction of a system of weightage for minority representation.
• Increasing the term of the Legislative Council to 5 years.
• Half the members of the Imperial Legislative Council to be Indians.
• Members of the Legislative Council elect their President themselves.

Explanation

The Muslim League demanded constitutional reforms in India in 1927.

However, it was in 1906 that the Muslim League formally began to advocate for separate electorates and reserved seats in the Imperial Council, which were granted in the Indian Councils Act of 1909.