MCQ on Mughal Empire
- The Treaty of Gandinak was signed between British India and:
- Iran
- Afghanistan
- Soviet Union
- None
- When the Treaty of Gandinak was signed between British India and Afghanistan.
- 1875
- 1877
- 1878
- None
- A line indicating the boundary between Afghanistan and British India was drawn. The boundary became known as the:
- McMahon Line
- Radcliffe Line
- Durand Line
- Line of Control
- In _______ A.D the Durand Line was drawn, indicating the boundary between Afghanistan and British India.
- 1893
- 1891
- 1878
- None
- In _______ A.D George Nathaniel was appointed viceroy of India.
- 1895
- 1899
- 1901
- None
- George Nathaniel, Indian viceroy, is also known as:
- Lord Canning
- Lord Elgin
- Lord Curzon
- None
- The Punjab Alienation Act was passed by the viceroy:
- Lord Irwin
- Lord Minto
- Lord Curzon
- None
- When the Punjab Alienation Act was passed by the viceroy, Lord Curzon.
- 1899
- 1901
- 1905
- None
- In 1902 The Indian Army was reorganized by:
- Lord Kitchener
- Lord Hardinge
- Lord Reading
- None
- In ________ The province of Bengal was partitioned on religious grounds.
- 1904
- 1905
- 1907
- 1911
- After the partition of Bengal in 1905, East Bengal became a predominantly ________ province of British India.
- Hindu
- Buddhist
- Muslim
- Sikh
- __________ was appointed viceroy of India to succeed Lord Curzon.
- Lord Minto
- Lord Hardinge
- Lord Chelmsford
- None
- In _______ Lord Minto was appointed viceroy of India.
- 1907
- 1905
- 1909
- None
- The Muslim League was founded by ____________of Decca.
- Muhammad Ali Jinnah
- Sir Feroz Khan Noon
- Nawab Viqar ul-Mulk
- Khaliq-uz-Zaman
- In ___________ The Muslim League was founded.
- 1911 December, 18
- 1909 December, 25
- 1906 December, 30
- None
- In 1909 The Muslim community was granted separate representation in provincial legislatures under the:
- Minto-Morley reforms
- Simon commission
- Cripps Mission
- None
- When Muhammad Ali Jinnah joined the All-India Muslim League.
- 1911
- 1913
- 1914
- None
- In ____________ an agreement known as the Lucknow Pact was made.
- 1914 December, 28
- 1915 December, 28
- 1916 December, 30
- None
- Lucknow Pact was reached between the ___________ and the Muslim League.
- British
- Indian National Congress
- Unionist Party
- None
- The Lucknow Pact was made in order to work together for achieving self-government for India on the basis of separate electorates for:
- Muslims and non-Muslims
- Hindus and Sikhs
- Hindus and British government
- None
- _____________, the secretary of state for India, declared that “the policy of His Majesty’s Government” for progressive realization of responsible government in India as an equal part of the British Empire.
- Ewen Montagu
- Edwin Montagu
- Ivor Montagu
- None
- In ______________ Edwin Montagu declared the policy for progressive realization of responsible government in India as an equal part of the British Empire.
- 1917 August, 11
- 1917 August, 20
- 1916 August, 14
- 1916 August, 30
- The Government of India Act, was passed by:
- All India Muslim league
- Indian National Congress
- The British Parliament
- None
- In _________ The Government of India Act was passed by the British Parliament.
- 1919
- 1921
- 1923
- None
- The Government of India Act, 1919, was passed in order to allow greater association of _______ in the administration of India.
- Hindus
- British citizens
- Indians
- Muslims
- In _______ The Treaty of Friendship was signed between Afghanistan and the Soviet Union.
- 1920
- 1921
- 1923
- None
- In _______ The British Parliament passed a new Government of India Act, which effected important changes in the political and administrative system in the country.
- 1928
- 1932
- 1935
- None
- In 1936 ______________ was appointed viceroy of India.
- Lord Linlithgow
- Lord Willingdon
- Lord Wavell
- None
- In _________ Elections were held in the provinces of British India under the Government of India Act, 1935.
- 1935
- 1937
- 1939
- None
- On _________ The All-India Muslim League passed the “Pakistan Resolution.”
- 1940 March, 23
- 1942 August, 8
- 1940 October, 13
- None
- The Pakistan Resolution demanded the creation of an:
- Separate parliament
- Referendum system
- Independent country for the Muslims of British India
- None
- The Pakistan Resolution 1940, was passed in a meeting held in Lahore with __________in the chair.
- Liaquat Ali Khan
- Muhammad Ali Jinnah
- Allama Muhammad Iqbal
- None
- The Jamaat-e-Islami was founded by:
- Maulana Maududi
- Mian Tufail Muhammad
- Naeem siddiqui
- None
- In ________ The Jamaat-e-Islami was founded by Maulana Maududi.
- 1940
- 1941
- 1943
- None
- In ________ The Jamiatul-Ulemai-Islam (JUI) was founded by a group of Deobandi Ulema.
- 1943
- 1944
- 1945
- None
- On __________ The British government announced the decision to send a cabinet mission to India.
- 1944 February 11
- 1945 January 19
- 1946 February 19
- None
- The Cabinet mission was to arrange for the___________ to the Indians.
- New governing policy
- Transfer of power
- Combine elections
- None
- On __________ The cabinet mission arrived in New Delhi.
- 1946 March, 24
- 1946 March, 23
- 1946 June, 6
- None
- On _________ The cabinet mission announced their plan to transfer power to Indians.
- 1946 March, 24
- 1946 May, 16
- 1946 June, 6
- None
- On _________ The cabinet mission plan was accepted by the All-India Muslim League.
- 1946 June, 6
- 1946 May, 16
- 1946 June, 4
- None
- On 16 August 1946 The Muslim League observed:
- Day of Deliverance
- Great Calcutta Killings
- Direct Action Day
- Both C & D
- On 2 September 1946 ________was sworn in as prime minister of the Interim Government.
- Muhammad Ali Jinnah
- Jawaharlal Nehru
- Mahatma Gandhi
- None
- On 26 October 1946 The All-India Muslim League joined the Interim Government, with Liaqat Ali Khan assuming the portfolio of:
- Finance
- Defense
- Parliamentary Affairs
- None
- On 1947 February 20 __________ was appointed viceroy of India.
- Lord Wavell
- Lord Irwin
- Lord Mountbatten
- None
- On 8 March 1947 the __________passed a resolution demanding the partition of Punjab.
- Indian National Congress
- Muslim league
- Jamiatul-Ulemai-Islam (JUI)
- None
- On 3 June 1947 the plan to transfer power to two independent states, India and Pakistan, was announced by the viceroy:
- Lord Irwin
- Lord Mountbatten
- Lord Linlithgow
- None
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