MCQs FOR PAKISTAN AFFAIRS 1

i) 711: Tariq Bin Zaid conquered Spain

ii) 712: Muhammad Bin Qasim defeated Raja Dahir and conquered Sindh iii) iv) 997: Muhammad Ghaznavi succeeded his father. 1526: The Mughal Empire came into being.

The first Battle of Panipat (1526) was fought between the Mughal Emperor Zahir-ud-Din Muhammad Babur and the Delhi Sultan Ibrahim Lodhi. v) 1556: The second Battle of Panipat was fought between the Mughal Akbar the Great and Samrat Hem. vi) vii) viii) 1564: Hazrat Mujaddid Alf Sani was born. 1600: The East India Company was granted charter. 1703: Shah Waliullah was born at the time of Mughals downfall.

Shah Waliullah translated the Holy Quran into Persian language and wrote Hujjut-Ullah-al-Baligha, Khilafat-al-Khulfa etc. Shah Waliullahs sons-Shah Rafi-ud-Din and Shah Abdul Qadir--translated the Holy Quran into Urdu. ix) 1757: Lord Clive defeated Siraj-ud-Daula in the battle of Plassey.

x) 1761: The third Battle of Panipat was fought between the Afghans and the Marathas. xi) 1772-85: Lord Hastings was the first governor general of Bengal.

xii) 1781: Haji Shariat Ullah was born in Faridpur District. He started Farazi Movement in Bengal. xiii) 1817: Sir Syed Ahmed Khan was born at Delhi.

xiv) 9 Dec. 1837: Nawab Mohsin-ul-Mulk was born at Etawah fondly known as Sayed Mehdi Ali. xv) 24 Mar. 1841: Nawab Viqar-ul-Mulk was born, who was named Mushtaq Hussain.

xvi) 1857: War of Independence was fought in the administration of Lord Canning. xvii) 10 May. 1857: War of Independence started in Bengal by Indian soldiers against British. xviii) 1858: Soon after War of Independence, Sir Syed Ahmed Khan started Aligarh Movement. The British queen took over the administration of British possessions of India. Government of India Act 1858 was promulgated. xix) 1859: Sir Syed set up a school at Muradabad and in 1863 at Ghazipur. xx) 1862: Indian Councils Act passed.

xxi) 1866: The Scientific Society published a journal known as Aligarh Institute Gazette. Deoband Movement along with Aligarh Movement was also started by Haji Muhammad Abid and Maulana Muhammad Yaqub. Sir Syed set up Muslim Educational Conference and British India Association. xxii) 1867: Urdu-Hindi controversy began in Banaras.

xxiii) 1870: Anjuman-i-Taraqi-i-Muslanmana-i-Hind was set up by Sir Syed. xxiv) 1871: George Campbell, the LT. Governor of Bengal, ordered Urdu should be scrapped from syllabus. xxv) 1874: M.A.O High School was established at Aligarh. xxvi) 1875: Arya Samajj was founded. xxvii) 25 Dec. 1876: Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah was born. xxviii) 1877: Aligarh School was upgraded to the status of a college and was inaugurated by Lord Lytton. Dr. Allama Muhammad Iqbal was born at Sialkot. xxix) 1880-84: Lord Ripon ruled India as a second Viceroy. xxx) 1881: Lord Ripon passed a resolution to promote local Self Government in India.

First Census of Sub-Continent was conducted.

xxxi) Mar. 1884: The foundation of Anjuman Himayat-i-Islam was laid down by Maulana Qazi Hamid-ud-Din. xxxii) 1885: Indian National Congress was established by Allan Octavian Hume. xxxiii) 1891: Hunza, remote kingdom bordering China fell into hands of British, bringing an end to the expansion of British Raj. xxxiv) 1892: Indian Councils Act was given to the Indian people. xxxv) 1893: Durand Line was demarcated. xxxvi) 1894: Nadva-tul-Ulema started in Lucknow. xxxvii) xxxviii) 27 Mar. 1898: Sir Syed Ahmed Khan passed away. 1899-1905: Lord Curzon reigned from 1899-1905.

xxxix) 1905-10: Lord Minto II ruled from 1905-1910. xli) 16 Oct. 1905: Bengal was partitioned into two divisionsAssam and Bengal. Swadeshi Movement was organized by Hindus in order to protest against the partition of Bengal by boycotting foreign goods. xlii) 1 Oct. 1906: Simla Deputation met Viceroy Lord Minto comprising 35 Muslim Leaders. xliii) 30 Dec. 1906: All India Muslim League was established at the annual meeting of Muhammadan Educational Conference at Decca under the chairmanship of Nawab Viqar-ul-Milk. xliv) 1907: The first regular session of the Muslim League was held at Karachi. xlv) 1909: Minto-Morley Reforms were introduced (also known as Indian Councils Act). xlvi) 1910-16: Lord Harding ruled India from 1910-16.

xlvii) 1911: Partition of Bengal was annulled. xlviii) 1913: Quaid-e-Azam joined Muslim League.

 Muslim League changed its manifesto in order to remain aloof from Indian politics. The Kanpur Mosque episode took place creating political awakening among the Indian Muslims. xlix) Dec. 1916: Lucknow Pact was signed. After Lucknow Pact 1916, Quaid-e-Azam was conferred with the title of Ambassador of Hindu-Muslim Unity by Mrs. Sarojni Naidu. Home Rule League was started by an English woman, Anne Besant. l) li) 1916-1920: Lord Chelmsford ruled India. 27 Jan. 1917: Nawab Viqar-ul-Mulk passed away.

lii) 1919: Montague-Chelmsford Reforms were introduced. The system if Diarchy was introduced at the provincial level. Jalianwala Bagh Incident took place. The British Commander General Dyer opened fire at the people without warning to disperse while they were protesting against the Rowlett Act. Maulana Muhammad Ali and Maulana Shaukat Ali launched Khilafat Movement after World War I, which lasted until 1924. liii) 1920: Khilafat Delegation left Bombay for England. Moplah Uprising: Police resorted to firing on a mob killing nearly 400 persons. Chauri Chaura Tragedy: The people of Chauri Chaura demonstrated and police tried to disperse. The hostile mob set fire to the police station where 22 policemen were burnt alive. Gandhi was selected as the president of Home Rule League and Ms Anne Besant left Home Rule League. liv) 1921-26: Lord Reading ruled as Viceroy of India.

lv) 1922: Gandhi started Non Cooperation Movement in Farakhabad District with the aim to ban government taxes and revenues. lvi) 1 Nov. 1922: Institution of Khilafat was abolished under the influence of Kamal Ataturk. Quaid-e-Azam resigned from membership of Congress. lvii) 1924: The Khalifah of Sultan Abdul Majeed was banished from Turkey. Maulana Muhammad Ali was released from jail. lviii) 1926-31: Lord Irwin ruled India from 1926-31.

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1927: Delhi Proposals were introduced. Nov. 1927: Simon Commission arrived in the Sub-continent.

lxi) 1928: Nehru Report was presented where two Muslims---Sir Ali Imam and Shoaib Qureshi---were the members of this committee. lxii) 1929: Quaid-e-Azam put forth the 14 points in Delhi Muslim Conference. lxiii) 1930: Allahabad Address was presented by Allama Iqbal at the Muslim League annual Conference. lxiv) 12 Nov. 1930: First Round Table Conference was held in London where all parties were present except congress. lxv) lxvi) 5 Mar. 1931: Gandhi Irwin Pact was signed. 1931-36: Lord Willington ruled as a Viceroy of India.

lxvii) 21 Mar. 1931: All India Muslim Conference held at Lahore addressed by Dr. Allama Muhammad Iqbal. lxviii) 1931: Second Round Table Conference was held in London and Gandhi participated. Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar died when the Second round Table Conference began. Allama Iqbal participated in the SRTC. lxix) 17 Nov. 1932: Third SRTC was held in London. Gandhi did not take part and started Civil disobedience Movement. Quaid-e-Azam did not take part but Sir Agha Khan led the delegation. lxx) 1932: Communal Award was declared but was rejected by all the Indian political parties. Gandhi managed to win over Dr. Ambedkar, leader of minorities, to renounce the award. lxxi) 28 Jan. 1933: Name of Pakistan was suggested by Chaudhary Rehmat Ali. He wrote a leaflet Now or Never: Are We To Live or Perish Forever. lxxii) 1934: Quaid-e-Azam took control of the Muslim League. lxxiii) 1935: 1935 Act was presented. Quaid Azam was in England at that time.

lxxiv) 1937: Elections were held and Congress achieved a big victory. Muslim League won 108 seats out of 485 total Muslim seats. lxxv) 1937: Quaid-e-Azam in an article time and Tide mentioned that Islam and Hinduism are incompatible. lxxvi) 21 Apr. 1938: Allama Muhammad Iqbal died and was buried in front of Badshahi Mosque in Lahore. lxxvii) 1939: Muslim League was established in Baluchistan. lxxviii) 22 Dec. 1939: With the resignation of the Congress ministries the Day of Deliverance was observed by the Muslims. Governors rule was promulgated according to the Act of 1935. lxxix) 23 Mar. 1940: 27th Annual session of Muslim League and Pakistan Resolution was presents. lxxx) 1940: August offer was brought about. Gandhi started Satyagarh Movement. lxxxi) 22 Mar. 1942: Cripps Proposals were put forward. lxxxii) 1942: the Muslim League Resolution of Divide and Quit was against the movement of Gandhis Quit India. lxxxiii) 1943: Muslim League established its 1st Ministry in Sindh. Lord Wavell became the Viceroy of India. lxxxiv) 1944: Gandhi-Jinnah Talks failed due to the Two Nation Theory. Muslim League celebrated Day of Victory. lxxxv) 1945: Liaquat-Desai Pact was signed. Spro Committee was also established. lxxxvi) 1945-46: Elections were held.

lxxxvii) 1946: Cabinet Mission arrived from Britain comprising of Lord Pathic Lawrence, Sir Stafford Cripps and Mr. A.V. Alexander. Mr. Gandhi renounced his formal membership from Congress. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad remained President of Congress from 1939-46. lxxxviii) Mar. 1947: Lord Mountbatten arrived as the Last Viceroy. Lord Wavell remained Viceroy from 1943 to Mar. 1947.

lxxxix) 3 June 1947: Lord Mountbatten announced Partition Plan. Radcliffe Award: The members of the Punjab Boundary Commission were Justice Din Muhammad and Justice Muhammad Munir of Pakistan and Justice Mehr Chand Mahajan and Justice Tej Singh on behalf of India. The members of the Bengal Commission were Justice Abu Saleh Muhammad, Justice M. Akram and Justice S.A Rahman on behalf of Pakistan and Justice C.C Biswas and Justice B.K Mukherjee on behalf of India. xc) 14 Aug. 1947: Partition of Sub-Continent into Pakistan and India was declared. Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah became the first Governor General and Liaquat Ali Khan the first Prime Minister of Pakistan.