O Level Pakistan Studies History chapter 3: The emergence of Pakistan: 1905 to 1939 MCQs with answers

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1. What was the official British reason for partitioning Bengal?

  1. A
    Muslims had petitioned for a province of their own
  2. B
    Hindus had asked for a new capital at Dhaka
  3. C
    the Congress had demanded it at its 1904 session
  4. D
    the province was too large to govern well
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Answer: D. Bengal had about 80 million people; the British said it was too big to administer, though critics saw political motives.

2. What was the main effect of the reversal of the Partition on Muslim attitudes?

  1. A
    Muslims joined the Congress permanently
  2. B
    Muslims dropped the demand for separate electorates
  3. C
    many Muslims began to doubt British promises
  4. D
    Muslims launched the Hijrat to Afghanistan
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Answer: C. Many felt betrayed. The reversal showed that agitation could change British policy and led the League to move closer to the Congress for a time.

3. What did the Nehru Report (1928) propose about electorates?

  1. A
    separate electorates for every minority group
  2. B
    one-third of central seats elected by Muslims only
  3. C
    election of members by the provincial assemblies
  4. D
    joint electorates, with separate ones abolished
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Answer: D. The report dropped separate electorates, going back on the Lucknow Pact of 1916.

4. What was the most important change the Government of India Act 1935 made in the provinces?

  1. A
    dyarchy was introduced for the first time
  2. B
    separate electorates were abolished
  3. C
    the Viceroy took direct control of them
  4. D
    provincial autonomy replaced dyarchy
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Answer: D. Provinces were run by elected ministers, the part of the Act that took effect. Dyarchy had been introduced in the provinces in 1919.

5. Why did the British reverse the Partition of Bengal?

  1. A
    Muslims of East Bengal demanded reunification
  2. B
    the Muslim League asked for it at its founding
  3. C
    the new province had run out of revenue
  4. D
    Hindu agitation made it hard to maintain
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Answer: D. Years of boycotts, protests and terrorism persuaded the British to give way. Muslims had supported the partition.

6. Who announced the Communal Award in 1932?

  1. A
    Viceroy Lord Irwin
  2. B
    Secretary of State Edwin Montagu
  3. C
    Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald
  4. D
    Prime Minister Clement Attlee
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Answer: C. The British Prime Minister announced the Award when Indian leaders could not agree on minority representation.

7. What finally ended the Khilafat Movement in 1924?

  1. A
    the British banned the Khilafat Committee
  2. B
    Turkey abolished the Caliphate
  3. C
    the Ali brothers joined the Muslim League
  4. D
    the Sultan moved to India
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Answer: B. Once the Turks under Mustafa Kemal abolished the Caliphate, the movement's aim no longer existed.

8. In which year was the Partition of Bengal reversed?

  1. A
    1911
  2. B
    1909
  3. C
    1906
  4. D
    1916
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Answer: A. King George V announced the reversal at the Delhi Durbar in December 1911.

9. How did the Muslim League perform in the 1937 provincial elections?

  1. A
    it won most Muslim seats in the Punjab and Bengal
  2. B
    it won a majority of all seats in the United Provinces
  3. C
    poorly, winning a minority of Muslim seats
  4. D
    it formed governments in most of the provinces
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Answer: C. Regional parties such as the Unionists in the Punjab did better among Muslims. The result pushed Jinnah to rebuild the League.

10. How did Jinnah and the Muslim League respond to the 1935 Act?

  1. A
    they rejected it and boycotted the 1937 elections
  2. B
    they welcomed it as a complete solution
  3. C
    they demanded that the federal scheme start at once
  4. D
    they criticised it but worked its provincial part
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Answer: D. Jinnah called the federal scheme unacceptable but the League contested the 1937 provincial elections.

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68, each with the answer and a short explanation, across 7 topics: The Partition of Bengal, 1905-1911, The Simla Deputation, the Muslim League and the Minto-Morley Reforms, 1906-1909, The Lucknow Pact to the Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms, 1914-1919, The Khilafat Movement, 1919-1924, The Delhi Proposals, Simon Commission, Nehru Report and Jinnah's Fourteen Points, 1927-1929, The Round Table Conferences and the Communal Award, 1930-1932, The Government of India Act 1935 and Congress rule, 1937-1939. Every chapter test draws ten of them, so you can take it many times.

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