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Sub-Continent After 1857 & Pakistan Movement — Practice Test 1

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  1. Q1. The War of Independence was started on:

    • A. 10th May, 1857
    • B. 7th May, 1858
    • C. 7th May, 1859
    • D. None of these
  2. Q2. Who was the Governor General of India during the Sepoy Mutiny?

    • A. Lord Curzon
    • B. Lord Mayo
    • C. Lord Canning
    • D. Lord Irwin
  3. Q3. Which of the following external events influenced the revolt of 1857?

    • A. First Afghan war
    • B. Punjab wars
    • C. Crimean wars
    • D. All of these
  4. Q4. The Revolt of 1857 failed due to:

    • A. It was not joined by certain groups and classes
    • B. It was not started on the planned date
    • C. The rebellious soldiers were not well equipped
    • D. All of these
  5. Q5. Who was declared the Sultan of Dehli during the War of Independence?

    • A. Mangal Pandey
    • B. Bahadur Shah Zafar
    • C. Muhammad Shah
    • D. None of these
  6. Q6. Name the commander of the forces of Lakshami Bai during the War of Independence:

    • A. Ashok Mehta
    • B. Nana Sahib
    • C. Tantya Tope
    • D. None of these
  7. Q7. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan advocated the inclusion of Indians in the Legislative Council in his famous book 'Causes of the Indian Revolt', as early as:

    • A. 1850
    • B. 1860
    • C. 1870
    • D. 1858
  8. Q8. Who repeatedly referred to Sir Syed as 'Father of Muslim India' and 'Father of Modern Muslim India'?

    • A. Hali
    • B. Abdul Qadir
    • C. Ch. Khaliquz Zaman
    • D. None of these
  9. Q9. Clive, in one of his Gazettes, made it mandatory that no Muslim shall be given employment higher than that of a chaprasy or a junior clerk. This has been recorded by:

    • A. Majumdar
    • B. Hasan Isphani
    • C. Karamat Ali
    • D. None of these
  10. Q10. Name the founder of the Jihad Movement:

    • A. Sir Sayed Ahmad Khan
    • B. Haji Shariat Ullah
    • C. Sayed Ahmad Shaheed
    • D. None of these
  11. Q11. Where was Sayed Ahmad Shaheed martyred in 1831?

    • A. Multan
    • B. Peshawar
    • C. Abbottabad
    • D. Balakot
  12. Q12. Sir Sayed Ahmad Khan became a chief judge in the year:

    • A. 1845
    • B. 1846
    • C. 1847
    • D. 1849
  13. Q13. The Muhammadan Education Conference was founded by Sir Sayed Ahmad Khan in:

    • A. 1886
    • B. 1887
    • C. 1888
    • D. 1890
  14. Q14. The British Indian Association was also established by Sir Sayed Ahmad Khan in:

    • A. 1860
    • B. 1864
    • C. 1866
    • D. 1870
  15. Q15. The Urdu-Hindi controversy started from Banaras in the year:

    • A. 1860
    • B. 1862
    • C. 1866
    • D. 1867
  16. Q16. Sir Sayed established the MAO High School at Aligarh in:

    • A. 1870
    • B. 1873
    • C. 1875
    • D. 1877
  17. Q17. The renowned author of 'The Spirit of Islam' and 'A Short History of the Saracens' was:

    • A. Shiblee
    • B. Nawab Mohsin
    • C. Syed Ameer Ali
    • D. None of these
  18. Q18. Nawab Sir Salimullah Khan was President of the Bengal Muslim League in:

    • A. 1903
    • B. 1913
    • C. 1923
    • D. 1912
  19. Q19. The first issue of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad's 'Al Hilal' came out on 13 July:

    • A. 1912
    • B. 1922
    • C. 1932
    • D. None of these
  20. Q20. At the annual session of Anjuman-e-Hamayat-e-Islam in 1911, which poem of Iqbal was recited?

    • A. Sham-o-Shahr
    • B. Shikwa
    • C. Jawab-i-Shikwa
    • D. None of these
  21. Q21. Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah, the Agha Khan, headed the historic Simla Deputation which successfully presented the Muslim demands on 01 October 1906 before:

    • A. Lord Curzon
    • B. Lord Irwin
    • C. Lord Minto
    • D. None of these
  22. Q22. Pakistan's ideology is based on the ideals of:

    • A. Democracy
    • B. Theocracy
    • C. Islam
    • D. None of these
  23. Q23. From 1858 up to about 1870, nearly all British politicians and authors blamed the Muslims for:

    • A. Disloyalty
    • B. Independence
    • C. Leadership
    • D. None of these
  24. Q24. 'The Millat and Menace of Indianism' is written by:

    • A. Muhammad Ali
    • B. Ch. Rehmat Ali
    • C. Shaukat Ali
    • D. None of these
  25. Q25. The Indian Khilafat Deputation visited England to put their views before Lloyd George in:

    • A. 1940
    • B. 1930
    • C. 1920
    • D. None of these
  26. Q26. The Lucknow Pact was conceived by:

    • A. Lord Chelmsford
    • B. John Simon
    • C. Edward Cadogan
    • D. None of these
  27. Q27. Sir Sikandar Hayat Khan was leader of:

    • A. The Muslim League
    • B. The Unionist Party
    • C. The Congress
    • D. None of these
  28. Q28. In 1917, the Kheiri Brothers suggested a plan of partition of India in the conference of the Socialist International held in:

    • A. London
    • B. Oslo
    • C. Stockholm
    • D. None of these
  29. Q29. In 1928, Agha Khan III advocated the independence of each province at the meeting of the all parties' convention in:

    • A. Patna
    • B. Hyderabad
    • C. Calcutta
    • D. None of these
  30. Q30. Founder of Pakistan M.A. Jinnah declared unequivocally that 'it is impossible to work a democratic parliamentary government in India' in a press interview given to:

    • A. The Hindustan Times
    • B. Manchester Guardian
    • C. The Financial Times
    • D. None of these
  31. Q31. On 7th August 1947, Muhammad Ali Jinnah left India for the last time and flew to:

    • A. Quetta
    • B. Lahore
    • C. Karachi
    • D. None of these
  32. Q32. Junagarh was a small maritime state and had an area of:

    • A. 4500 Sq Km
    • B. 9000 Sq Km
    • C. 10000 Sq Km
    • D. 8643 Sq Km
  33. Q33. Land holdings in Pakistan are characterized by:

    • A. Huge farms
    • B. Very big farms
    • C. Large farms
    • D. None of these
  34. Q34. The Indian Association came into being at Calcutta in 1876. Who was the founder of the Indian Association?

    • A. Jawaharlal Nehru
    • B. Motilal Nehru
    • C. Surendranath Benerjea
    • D. None of these
  35. Q35. Who has written the book entitled 'The Making of Pakistan'?

    • A. Qurashi I.H.
    • B. Muhammad Ali Ch.
    • C. Waheed-uz-Zaman
    • D. K.K. Aziz
  36. Q36. Who was first appointed Nazim of Nadvat-ul-Ulema in 1894?

    • A. Maulana Shibli
    • B. Maulvi Abdul Ghafoor
    • C. Maulana Syed Muhammad Ali
    • D. None of these
  37. Q37. MAO High School was upgraded to a college in:

    • A. 1877
    • B. 1879
    • C. 1880
    • D. None of these
  38. Q38. Who of the followings inaugurated the MAO College Aligarh?

    • A. Lord Mayo
    • B. Lord Curzon
    • C. Lord Lytton
    • D. None of these
  39. Q39. Brahmo Samaj was founded by which of the followings?

    • A. Zakir Hussain
    • B. Motilal Nehru
    • C. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
    • D. None of these
  40. Q40. Dayananda Saraswati founded which of the following organizations in 1875?

    • A. Brahmo Samaj
    • B. Arya Samaj
    • C. Cow Protection Society
    • D. None of these
  41. Q41. Dayananda Saraswati was also the founder of:

    • A. Shudhi Movement
    • B. Sanghtan Movement
    • C. Brahmo Samaj
    • D. All of these
  42. Q42. The Cow Protection Society was formed in the year:

    • A. 1882
    • B. 1884
    • C. 1886
    • D. 1890

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