1. Politically, Muslims in the Subcontinent believed in:
(A) Complete Hindu dominance
(B) British supremacy
(C) Separate political identity
(D) One-nation theory
2. Hindus politically supported the idea of:
(A) Two-Nation Theory
(B) Separate electorates
(C) United Indian nationalism
(D) Muslim autonomy
3. The Two-Nation Theory was based on:
(A) Religious and cultural differences
(B) Economic rivalry
(C) Language differences
(D) Regional issues
4. The Indian National Congress mainly represented the interests of:
(A) Muslims
(B) British rulers
(C) Sikhs
(D) Hindus
5. The All-India Muslim League was founded to:
(A) Support British rule
(B) Oppose independence
(C) Protect Muslim political rights
(D) Promote Hindu-Muslim unity only
6. Muslims demanded separate electorates because they:
(A) Opposed democracy
(B) Were a minority
(C) Wanted British support
(D) Dominated politics
7. Hindus opposed separate electorates mainly because:
(A) They supported Muslim demands
(B) It weakened their majority
(C) It strengthened British rule
(D) It promoted unity
8. The Nehru Report (1928) rejected:
(A) Separate electorates for Muslims
(B) Adult franchise
(C) Joint electorates
(D) Dominion status
9. Muslims rejected the Nehru Report because it:
(A) Favored British
(B) Ignored Muslim safeguards
(C) Promoted socialism
(D) Supported Pakistan
10. Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah initially believed in:
(A) Hindu-Muslim unity
(B) Separate Muslim state
(C) British supremacy
(D) Military rule
11. Congress ministries (1937–39) alarmed Muslims because of:
(A) Economic reforms
(B) Cultural tolerance
(C) Anti-Muslim policies
(D) British interference
12. The introduction of Bande Mataram by Congress was opposed by Muslims because it:
(A) Was in English
(B) Had religious Hindu content
(C) Was British propaganda
(D) Promoted democracy
13. Muslims feared Hindu rule due to:
(A) Economic prosperity
(B) International pressure
(C) British protection
(D) Political dominance of Hindus
14. The demand for Pakistan was formally presented in:
(A) Lucknow Pact
(B) Nehru Report
(C) Lahore Resolution
(D) Simon Commission
15. Hindus opposed the Lahore Resolution because it:
(A) Supported British rule
(B) Supported Congress
(C) Rejected independence
(D) Called for Muslim autonomy
16. The Lucknow Pact (1916) was important because it:
(A) Created political conflict
(B) Demanded Pakistan
(C) Ended British rule
(D) United Congress and Muslim League
17. Muslims demanded constitutional safeguards mainly to:
(A) Dominate politics
(B) Support British policies
(C) Secure minority rights
(D) Oppose independence
18. Congress policy of “Wardha Scheme” mainly aimed at:
(A) Muslim education
(B) Secular education
(C) Hindu ideology
(D) British control
19. The failure of Hindu-Muslim unity led Muslims to:
(A) Support Congress
(B) Accept Hindu rule
(C) Oppose independence
(D) Demand a separate homeland
20. Political differences between Hindus and Muslims ultimately resulted in:
(A) Federal system
(B) United India
(C) Creation of Pakistan
(D) Continued British rule