1. Hindu-Muslim unity failed mainly because:
(A) Muslims were politically dominant
(B) British left India early
(C) Hindus and Muslims had religious, social, and cultural differences
(D) Muslims supported Congress
2. One major cause of the failure of Hindu-Muslim unity was the:
(A) Cripps Mission
(B) Partition of Bengal
(C) Simon Commission
(D) Hindi–Urdu Controversy
3. Muslim leaders opposed joint electorates because:
(A) It would allow Hindu majority to dominate Muslims politically
(B) It promoted British rule
(C) Muslims wanted British protection
(D) Congress supported Muslims
4. The Congress ministries (1937–39) alarmed Muslims because they:
(A) Promoted secular policies
(B) Promoted British rule
(C) Supported Muslim League
(D) Introduced Bande Mataram and Hindu education schemes
5. Muslims felt the Congress ministries promoted:
(A) Muslim rights
(B) Social equality
(C) British independence
(D) Hindu dominance
6. The Lucknow Pact (1916) temporarily united Hindus and Muslims under:
(A) Muslim League only
(B) Congress only
(C) Congress and Muslim League cooperation
(D) British guidance
7. The Nehru Report (1928) failed to maintain Hindu-Muslim unity because it:
(A) Accepted separate electorates
(B) Supported Muslim League
(C) Promoted Pakistan
(D) Ignored Muslim demands
8. Religious differences contributed to the failure of unity because:
(A) Muslims dominated politically
(B) British forced unity
(C) Hindus wanted Pakistan
(D) Muslims and Hindus had different beliefs and rituals
9. Social differences that caused Hindu-Muslim division included:
(A) Shared festivals
(B) Common economic interests
(C) Language similarities
(D) Caste system among Hindus and equality in Muslim society
10. Economic differences also contributed to failure because:
(A) Hindus controlled trade, business, and banking while Muslims were backward economically
(B) Hindus were mostly peasants
(C) Muslims dominated trade and commerce
(D) British provided equal economic opportunities
11. Language and cultural differences caused division, as shown by:
(A) Permanent Settlement
(B) Urdu–Hindi Controversy
(C) Muslim League’s formation
(D) British trade policies
12. Political differences leading to failure included:
(A) Muslim League demanding separate electorates and safeguards
(B) Hindus seeking separate electorates
(C) British refusal to intervene
(D) Common political goals
13. The failure of Hindu-Muslim unity strengthened the demand for:
(A) Joint rule under Congress
(B) Separate homeland for Muslims
(C) British protection
(D) United India
14. The All India Muslim League played a major role in:
(A) Promoting Hindu-Muslim unity
(B) Ending British rule directly
(C) Supporting Congress policies
(D) Highlighting Muslim grievances against Congress
15. Religious festivals caused differences because:
(A) Muslims celebrated Hindu festivals
(B) Muslims imposed their festivals on Hindus
(C) Hindus tried to impose their festivals in Muslim-majority areas
(D) British promoted religious neutrality
16. The refusal of Congress to grant Muslim safeguards in the Nehru Report showed that:
(A) Hindus were willing to compromise
(B) Muslims were dominant
(C) Hindu-Muslim unity could not be maintained
(D) British would intervene
17. Economic exploitation of Muslims by Hindus contributed to:
(A) Strong unity
(B) Political cooperation
(C) Deepening social and political divisions
(D) British reforms
18. Muslim leaders realized that Hindu-Muslim unity could not succeed because:
(A) Muslims had majority in India
(B) Hindus accepted separate electorates
(C) British ignored differences
(D) Interests, culture, religion, and politics of both communities were different
19. The ultimate consequence of failed Hindu-Muslim unity was:
(A) Joint independence movement
(B) Muslim support for British
(C) Congress dominance
(D) Muslim political awareness and demand for Pakistan
20. The failure of Hindu-Muslim unity reinforced the idea of:
(A) United Indian nationalism
(B) British compromise
(C) Two-Nation Theory
(D) Hindu majority rule