1. Who was the first President of Pakistan?
Answer: Iskander Mirza
2. When was the Lahore Resolution passed?
Answer: 23rd March 1940
3. Who is known as the Father of the Nation?
Answer: Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah
4. Who presented the famous Fourteen Points?
Answer: Muhammad Ali Jinnah (1929)
5. When was the first Constitution of Pakistan promulgated?
Answer: 23rd March 1956
6. Who led the Simla Delegation in 1906?
Answer: Sir Agha Khan
7. In which year was All India Muslim League founded?
Answer: 1906
8. Who was the first Prime Minister of Pakistan?
Answer: Liaquat Ali Khan
9. When was the Objective Resolution passed?
Answer: 12th March 1949
10. What was the real name of Allama Iqbal?
Answer: Muhammad Iqbal
11. When did the Indus Waters Treaty take place?
Answer: 1960
12. Which was the first state to join Pakistan after independence?
Answer: State of Bahawalpur
13. Who is the author of the book ‘The Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam’?
Answer: Allama Iqbal
14. When did the 1965 War between Pakistan and India start?
Answer: 6th September 1965
15. What was the main purpose of the Khilafat Movement?
Answer: To protect the Ottoman Caliphate
16. When was the Second Constitution of Pakistan enforced?
Answer: 8th June 1962 (Promulgated on 1st March 1962)
17. Who was the first female Governor of Sindh (and Pakistan)?
Answer: Begum Rana Liaquat Ali Khan (1973-1976)
18. Who was the first Chief Justice of Pakistan?
Answer: Sir Abdul Rashid
19. What was the name of the operation conducted to crush Mukti Bahini in East Pakistan?
Answer: Operation Searchlight (1971)
20. When did Zulfikar Ali Bhutto become Prime Minister of Pakistan?
Answer: 14th August 1973
21. When was the first general elections held in Pakistan?
Answer: 7th December 1970
22. What was the major cause of the creation of Bangladesh?
Answer: Political and economic disparity between East and West Pakistan
23. Which agreement ended the Kargil Conflict between Pakistan and India?
Answer: Washington Agreement (1999)
24. Who signed the Liaquat-Nehru Pact?
Answer: Liaquat Ali Khan and Jawaharlal Nehru (1950)
25. What was the Simla Agreement?
Answer: Agreement between India and Pakistan after the 1971 war, signed in 1972
26. When did Pakistan conduct its first nuclear test?
Answer: 28th May 1998
27. Where was Pakistan’s first capital?
Answer: Karachi
28. Who was the founder of Aligarh Movement?
Answer: Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
29. When was the Pakistan Resolution passed?
Answer: 23rd March 1940
30. When did Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah pass away?
Answer: 11th September 1948
31. What is the name of the boundary line between Pakistan and Afghanistan?
Answer: Durand Line
32. Who imposed the first Martial Law in Pakistan?
Answer: General Ayub Khan (1958)
33. Who drafted the Pakistan Resolution?
Answer: A.K. Fazlul Huq
34. Which movement was started by Syed Ahmed Shaheed and Shah Ismail Shaheed?
Answer: Jihad Movement (Tehreek-e-Mujahideen)
35. What was the ‘Doctrine of Necessity’?
Answer: Legal principle used to validate unconstitutional acts by courts in Pakistan
36. When was the Constitution of 1973 enforced?
Answer: 14th August 1973
37. What is the highest civilian award of Pakistan?
Answer: Nishan-e-Pakistan
38. What was the cause of the War of Independence 1857?
Answer: British policies, religious interference, and military grievances
39. Who was the first Muslim Governor of Punjab?
Answer: Malik Feroz Khan Noon
40. When was the nationalization policy introduced in Pakistan?
Answer: 1972 by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
41. Who is known as the Mother of Pakistan?
Answer: Fatima Jinnah
42. What is the significance of 16th December 1971 in Pakistan’s history?
Answer: Fall of Dhaka and creation of Bangladesh
43. When was the first census held in Pakistan?
Answer: 1951
44. When did Allama Iqbal deliver his Allahabad Address?
Answer: 1930
45. Who was the first Finance Minister of Pakistan?
Answer: Gulam Muhammad
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46. What was the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre, and when did it occur?
Answer:
- The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre took place on 13th April 1919 in Amritsar, Punjab.
- British troops led by General Dyer opened fire on a peaceful gathering, killing hundreds.
- It became a turning point in the freedom struggle, exposing British brutality.
47. Where was the First Round Table Conference held and when?
Answer:
- Location: London, St. James’s Palace
- Dates: November 12, 1930 – January 19, 1931
48. Where was the Second Round Table Conference held and when?
Answer:
- Location: London
- Dates: September 7, 1931 – December 1, 1931
- Mahatma Gandhi attended this as the sole representative of Congress, while Quaid-e-Azam also participated.
49. Where was the Third Round Table Conference held and when?
Answer:
- Location: London
- Dates: November 17, 1932 – December 24, 1932
- It was boycotted by the Indian National Congress, but the Muslim League and minority groups attended.
50. When did the Muslims observe the Day of Deliverance and why?
Answer:
- Date: 22nd December 1939
- Reason: It was observed to celebrate the resignation of the Indian National Congress ministries, as a victory for Muslims who had opposed Congress’ anti-Muslim policies.
51. What was Direct Action Day and why is it famous?
Answer:
- Date: 16th August 1946
- Purpose: It was called by the Muslim League to demand a separate Muslim state (Pakistan).
- Significance: It led to massive communal riots, particularly in Calcutta, highlighting the urgency for partition.
- Pre-Partition Pakistan Studies/History Questions with Answers
1. When did the War of Independence (First Indian Revolt) take place?
Answer: 1857
2. Who was the last Viceroy of British India?
Answer: Lord Mountbatten
3. Who was the founder of Aligarh Movement?
Answer: Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
4. When was the All India Muslim League founded?
Answer: 30th December 1906
5. Where was the All India Muslim League founded?
Answer: Dhaka, at Shahbagh (Nawab Salimullah’s residence)
6. Who was the first president of the All India Muslim League?
Answer: Nawab Waqar-ul-Mulk
7. What was the Simla Deputation?
Answer: A delegation of Muslim leaders led by Sir Agha Khan that met Lord Minto in 1906 to demand separate electorates for Muslims.
8. When was the Lucknow Pact signed?
Answer: 1916 (between Congress and Muslim League)
9. Who led the Khilafat Movement in India?
Answer: Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar and Maulana Shaukat Ali
10. When did the Khilafat Movement start?
Answer: 1919
11. What was the Nehru Report and when was it presented?
Answer: A report demanding dominion status for India, presented in 1928.
12. Who rejected the Nehru Report on behalf of Muslims?
Answer: Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah
13. What were Jinnah’s Fourteen Points?
Answer: Presented in 1929 to safeguard Muslim rights in a future constitutional setup.
14. When did Allama Iqbal deliver his Allahabad Address?
Answer: 29th December 1930
15. What was the core idea of Iqbal’s Allahabad Address?
Answer: Creation of a separate Muslim state in Northwest India.
16. When was the Communal Award announced and by whom?
Answer: 1932 by British Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald.
17. Who established the Indian National Congress?
Answer: Allan Octavian Hume in 1885.
18. Who was the first Muslim to become President of the Indian National Congress?
Answer: Badruddin Tyabji (1887)
19. What was the Quit India Movement?
Answer: A mass protest launched by Congress in 1942 demanding an end to British rule.
20. Who was the first Governor General of India after independence?
Answer: Lord Mountbatten
21. When was the Cripps Mission sent to India and what was its purpose?
Answer: 1942 — To offer Indian self-government after World War II.
22. What was the Cabinet Mission Plan?
Answer: A British proposal in 1946 to form a federation of India with autonomous provinces.
23. What was the significance of the Lahore Resolution?
Answer: Passed on 23rd March 1940, it called for independent states for Muslims.
24. Who drafted the Lahore Resolution?
Answer: A.K. Fazlul Huq
25. When was the First Round Table Conference held?
Answer: 1930 in London
26. Which famous Muslim leader attended all three Round Table Conferences?
Answer: Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah
27. When was the Government of India Act passed, which served as the constitutional framework before independence?
Answer: 1935
28. Who gave the famous slogan “Sarfaroshi ki Tamanna”?
Answer: Ram Prasad Bismil (though widely associated with freedom fighters)
29. When was the Pakistan Resolution passed?
Answer: 23rd March 1940
30. When did the Muslim League demand a separate state for the first time?
Answer: 1940 (Lahore Resolution)
31. Who was known as the Ambassador of Hindu-Muslim Unity?
Answer: Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah (before 1920)
32. When was the Delhi Muslim Proposals presented?
Answer: 1927 — A set of proposals to protect Muslim rights.
33. Who founded the Khaksar Movement?
Answer: Allama Mashriqi (1930)
34. Who was the first Muslim woman to join the Indian National Congress?
Answer: Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain
35. When did the Mountbatten Plan (Partition Plan) come into effect?
Answer: 3rd June 1947
36. When was the Indian Independence Act passed by the British Parliament?
Answer: 18th July 1947
37. What was the purpose of the Lucknow Pact?
Answer: Unity between Congress and Muslim League against British rule.
38. Who was the main leader behind the Khilafat Movement in Punjab?
Answer: Allama Iqbal
39. When did Quaid-e-Azam join the Muslim League?
Answer: 1913
40. Who established the Comrade Newspaper?
Answer: Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar
41. Who is called the Sword of Tipu Sultan?
Answer: Tipu Sultan himself, for his bravery.
42. What was the purpose of the Delhi Declaration 1945?
Answer: Announced Muslim League’s victory in the provincial elections as a mandate for Pakistan.
43. Who was the first woman member of the Muslim League Working Committee?
Answer: Fatima Jinnah
44. When was Sir Syed Ahmed Khan’s Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College established?
Answer: 1875 (later became Aligarh University)
45. Who was the first president of the Indian Muslim League after 1940?
Answer: Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah
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