1. Muslims demanded constitutional safeguards mainly to:
(A) Gain political dominance
(B) Support British rule
(C) Protect their religious and political rights
(D) Oppose independence
2. The All-India Muslim League was established in 1906 primarily to:
(A) Oppose British government
(B) Safeguard Muslim political rights
(C) Promote Hindu-Muslim unity
(D) Demand complete independence
3. Separate electorates were demanded by Muslims to ensure:
(A) Majority rule
(B) Protection of minority rights
(C) Equal representation
(D) British support
4. Separate electorates for Muslims were first introduced in:
(A) Indian Councils Act 1892
(B) Government of India Act 1935
(C) Government of India Act 1919
(D) Indian Councils Act 1909
5. Which political agreement supported Muslim political safeguards?
(A) Lucknow Pact
(B) Simon Commission
(C) Nehru Report
(D) Cripps Mission
6. The Lucknow Pact (1916) is important because it:
(A) Ended British rule
(B) Introduced Pakistan idea
(C) United Congress and Muslim League
(D) Rejected separate electorates
7. Muslims opposed joint electorates because:
(A) They feared Hindu majority dominance
(B) They were politically powerful
(C) They opposed democracy
(D) They supported British rule
8. The Nehru Report was rejected by Muslims because it:
(A) Supported British rule
(B) Supported Pakistan
(C) Ignored Muslim safeguards
(D) Accepted separate electorates
9. Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah presented his demands for Muslim rights in:
(A) Fourteen Points
(B) Six Points
(C) Lahore Resolution
(D) Cabinet Mission
10. Jinnah’s Fourteen Points were presented in:
(A) 1929
(B) 1920
(C) 1916
(D) 1935
11. Jinnah’s Fourteen Points demanded:
(A) One unit system
(B) Centralized government
(C) Hindu dominance
(D) Provincial autonomy
12. The Government of India Act 1935 was significant for Muslims because it:
(A) Ended British rule
(B) Granted federal system and provincial autonomy
(C) Rejected Muslim demands
(D) Created Pakistan
13. Under Congress Rule (1937–39), Muslim rights were threatened due to:
(A) British interference
(B) Hindu majoritarian policies
(C) Economic prosperity
(D) Muslim dominance
14. The Pirpur Report highlighted:
(A) Muslim grievances under Congress Rule
(B) Hindu-Muslim unity
(C) British exploitation
(D) Economic reforms
15. Muslims celebrated “Day of Deliverance” in 1939 to mark:
(A) Independence of India
(B) Success of Muslim League
(C) End of Congress Rule
(D) Creation of Pakistan
16. The demand for Pakistan was made to ensure:
(A) British protection
(B) Protection of Muslim rights and identity
(C) Hindu-Muslim unity
(D) Economic development only
17. The Lahore Resolution (1940) demanded:
(A) Separate electorates
(B) Constitutional safeguards
(C) Independent Muslim states
(D) Dominion status
18. Muslim leadership realized that Muslim rights could best be protected through:
(A) Congress cooperation
(B) Separate Muslim homeland
(C) British rule
(D) Joint nationalism
19. The role of Muslim League in protecting Muslim rights was strengthened after:
(A) 1906
(B) 1916
(C) 1929
(D) 1937
20. The protection of Muslim rights ultimately led to:
(A) Creation of Pakistan
(B) Federal reforms
(C) United India
(D) Continuation of British rule