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The Treaty of Gandinak was signed between British India and:

1. Iran
2. Afghanistan
3. Soviet Union
4. None

When the Treaty of Gandinak was signed between British India and Afghanistan.

1. 1875
2. 1877
3. 1878
4. None

A line indicating the boundary between Afghanistan and British India was drawn. The boundary became known as the:

1. McMahon Line
2. Radcliffe Line
3. Durand Line
4. Line of Control

In _______ A.D the Durand Line was drawn, indicating the boundary between Afghanistan and British India.

1. 1893
2. 1891
3. 1878
4. None

In _______ A.D George Nathaniel was appointed viceroy of India.

1. 1895
2. 1899
3. 1901
4. None

George Nathaniel, Indian viceroy, is also known as:

1. Lord Canning
2. Lord Elgin
3. Lord Curzon
4. None

The Punjab Alienation Act was passed by the viceroy:

1. Lord Irwin
2. Lord Minto
3. Lord Curzon
4. None

When the Punjab Alienation Act was passed by the viceroy, Lord Curzon.

1. 1899
2. 1901
3. 1905
4. None

In 1902 The Indian Army was reorganized by:

1. Lord Kitchener
2. Lord Hardinge
3. Lord Reading
4. None

In ________ The province of Bengal was partitioned on religious grounds.

1. 1904
2. 1905
3. 1907
4. 1911

After the partition of Bengal in 1905, East Bengal became a predominantly ________ province of British India.

1. Hindu
2. Buddhist
3. Muslim
4. Sikh

__________ was appointed viceroy of India to succeed Lord Curzon.

1. Lord Minto
2. Lord Hardinge
3. Lord Chelmsford
4. None

In _______ Lord Minto was appointed viceroy of India.

1. 1907
2. 1905
3. 1909
4. None

The Muslim League was founded by ____________of Decca.

1. Muhammad Ali Jinnah
2. Sir Feroz Khan Noon
3. Nawab Viqar ul-Mulk
4. Khaliq-uz-Zaman

In ___________ The Muslim League was founded.

1. 1911 December, 18
2. 1909 December, 25
3. 1906 December, 30
4. None

In 1909 The Muslim community was granted separate representation in provincial legislatures under the:

1. Minto-Morley reforms
2. Simon commission
3. Cripps Mission
4. None

When Muhammad Ali Jinnah joined the All-India Muslim League.

1. 1911
2. 1913
3. 1914
4. None

In ____________ an agreement known as the Lucknow Pact was made.

1. 1914 December, 28
2. 1915 December, 28
3. 1916 December, 30
4. None

Lucknow Pact was reached between the ___________ and the Muslim League.

1. British
2. Indian National Congress
3. Unionist Party
4. None

The Lucknow Pact was made in order to work together for achieving self-government for India on the basis of separate electorates for:

1. Muslims and non-Muslims
2. Hindus and Sikhs
3. Hindus and British government
4. 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.

1. Ewen Montagu
2. Edwin Montagu
3. Ivor Montagu
4. None

In ______________ Edwin Montagu declared the policy for progressive realization of responsible government in India as an equal part of the British Empire.

1. 1917 August, 11
2. 1917 August, 20
3. 1916 August, 14
4. 1916 August, 30

The Government of India Act, was passed by:

1. All India Muslim league
2. Indian National Congress
3. The British Parliament
4. None

In _________ The Government of India Act was passed by the British Parliament.

1. 1919
2. 1921
3. 1923
4. None

The Government of India Act, 1919, was passed in order to allow greater association of _______ in the administration of India.

1. Hindus
2. British citizens
3. Indians
4. Muslims

In _______ The Treaty of Friendship was signed between Afghanistan and the Soviet Union.

1. 1920
2. 1921
3. 1923
4. 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.

1. 1928
2. 1932
3. 1935
4. None

In 1936 ______________ was appointed viceroy of India.

1. Lord Linlithgow
2. Lord Willingdon
3. Lord Wavell
4. None

In _________ Elections were held in the provinces of British India under the Government of India Act, 1935.

1. 1935
2. 1937
3. 1939
4. None

On _________ The All-India Muslim League passed the “Pakistan Resolution.”

1. 1940 March, 23
2. 1942 August, 8
3. 1940 October, 13
4. None

The Pakistan Resolution demanded the creation of an:

1. Separate parliament
2. Referendum system
3. Independent country for the Muslims of British India
4. None

The Pakistan Resolution 1940, was passed in a meeting held in Lahore with __________in the chair.

1. Liaquat Ali Khan
2. Muhammad Ali Jinnah
3. Allama Muhammad Iqbal
4. None

The Jamaat-e-Islami was founded by:

1. Maulana Maududi
2. Mian Tufail Muhammad
3. Naeem siddiqui
4. None

In ________ The Jamaat-e-Islami was founded by Maulana Maududi.

1. 1940
2. 1941
3. 1943
4. None

In ________ The Jamiatul-Ulemai-Islam (JUI) was founded by a group of Deobandi Ulema.

1. 1943
2. 1944
3. 1945
4. None

On __________ The British government announced the decision to send a cabinet mission to India.

1. 1944 February 11
2. 1945 January 19
3. 1946 February 19
4. None

The Cabinet mission was to arrange for the___________ to the Indians.

1. New governing policy
2. Transfer of power
3. Combine elections
4. None

On __________ The cabinet mission arrived in New Delhi.

1. 1946 March, 24
2. 1946 March, 23
3. 1946 June, 6
4. None

On _________ The cabinet mission announced their plan to transfer power to Indians.

1. 1946 March, 24
2. 1946 May, 16
3. 1946 June, 6
4. None

On _________ The cabinet mission plan was accepted by the All-India Muslim League.

1. 1946 June, 6
2. 1946 May, 16
3. 1946 June, 4
4. None

On 16 August 1946 The Muslim League observed:

1. Day of Deliverance
2. Great Calcutta Killings
3. Direct Action Day
4. Both C & D

On 2 September 1946 ________was sworn in as prime minister of the Interim Government.

1. Muhammad Ali Jinnah
2. Jawaharlal Nehru
3. Mahatma Gandhi
4. None

On 26 October 1946 The All-India Muslim League joined the Interim Government, with Liaqat Ali Khan assuming the portfolio of:

1. Finance
2. Defense
3. Parliamentary Affairs
4. None

On 1947 February 20 __________ was appointed viceroy of India.

1. Lord Wavell
2. Lord Irwin
3. Lord Mountbatten
4. None

On 8 March 1947 the __________passed a resolution demanding the partition of Punjab.

1. Indian National Congress
2. Muslim league
3. Jamiatul-Ulemai-Islam (JUI)
4. None

On 3 June 1947 the plan to transfer power to two independent states, India and Pakistan, was announced by the viceroy:

1. Lord Irwin
2. Lord Mountbatten
3. Lord Linlithgow
4. None

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