1. When was the Objectives Resolution passed in Pakistan?
(A) 1947
(B) 1948
(C) 1949
(D) 1950
2. What was the primary purpose of the Objectives Resolution?
(A) To declare Pakistan a secular state
(B) To continue British rule
(C) To merge Pakistan with India
(D) To outline principles for Pakistan’s constitution
3. The Objectives Resolution declared sovereignty belongs to:
(A) British Crown
(B) Allah (God)
(C) Indian National Congress
(D) Pakistani Parliament
4. The Resolution emphasized that the authority of the state is exercised through:
(A) Elected representatives
(B) Monarch
(C) British officials
(D) Military only
5. According to the Objectives Resolution, Pakistan shall enable Muslims to:
(A) Reject Islamic teachings
(B) Merge with India
(C) Follow their religion freely and live according to Islamic principles
(D) Follow only British laws
6. The Resolution also safeguarded the rights of:
(A) Only Muslims
(B) Congress members
(C) British officials
(D) Minorities and non-Muslims
7. Which assembly adopted the Objectives Resolution?
(A) British Parliament
(B) Indian National Congress
(C) Muslim League only
(D) Constituent Assembly of Pakistan
8. The Objectives Resolution is considered the:
(A) First Constitution of Pakistan
(B) British legislative act
(C) Preamble to Pakistan’s future constitution
(D) Lahore Resolution
9. The Resolution declared Pakistan’s state system to be based on:
(A) British common law
(B) Hindu majority rule
(C) Islamic principles
(D) Military governance
10. The Objectives Resolution influenced:
(A) Lahore Resolution 1940
(B) Indian Constitution only
(C) British legal system
(D) The 1956, 1962, and 1973 constitutions of Pakistan
11. Which fundamental principle did the Resolution stress?
(A) Freedom of press only
(B) Military rule
(C) British monarchy
(D) Islamic way of life and democracy
12. The Resolution emphasized:
(A) Minority rights alongside Islamic ideology
(B) Only Muslim supremacy
(C) Abolition of democracy
(D) Secular law only
13. The Objectives Resolution is considered a landmark because it:
(A) Laid the foundation of Pakistan as an Islamic republic
(B) Continued British rule
(C) Merged Pakistan with India
(D) Ignored religious principles
14. The Resolution declared that Pakistan’s laws should:
(A) Contradict Islamic teachings
(B) Align with Islam
(C) Follow British parliamentary laws only
(D) Be Hindu-centric
15. The Resolution was significant for promoting:
(A) British authority
(B) Complete democracy without Islamic guidance
(C) Secular governance
(D) Political unity among Muslims
16. Which leader called the Objectives Resolution “a charter of our freedom”?
(A) Liaquat Ali Khan
(B) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
(C) Allama Iqbal
(D) Khawaja Nazimuddin
17. The Resolution ensured that Pakistan would protect:
(A) Fundamental rights of all citizens
(B) Only Muslim property
(C) British colonial interests
(D) Congress members
18. The Objectives Resolution emphasized Pakistan’s commitment to:
(A) British monarchy
(B) Democracy, Islamic teachings, and social justice
(C) Secularism only
(D) Military dictatorship
19. The Resolution declared that the state’s authority is derived from:
(A) British Crown
(B) Congress majority
(C) Military power
(D) Divine authority (Allah)
20. The Resolution was adopted on:
(A) 14 August 1947
(B) 12 March 1950
(C) 23 March 1949
(D) 12 March 1949
21. Which body debated and passed the Objectives Resolution?
(A) Muslim League
(B) Indian National Congress
(C) British Parliament
(D) Constituent Assembly of Pakistan
22. The Resolution declared that Pakistan would provide:
(A) Equal rights to all citizens
(B) No rights to minorities
(C) Only Muslim privileges
(D) British administrative rights
23. The Objectives Resolution laid down the principle of:
(A) Complete secularism
(B) Islamic democracy
(C) British parliamentary supremacy
(D) Military governance
24. The Resolution was a foundation for:
(A) British control continuation
(B) Joining India
(C) Pakistan becoming a republic in 1956
(D) Muslim League dissolution
25. The Resolution recognized the importance of:
(A) Islamic way of life in governance
(B) Hindu law only
(C) British legal system
(D) Military dominance
26. Objectives Resolution combined:
(A) Democracy and Islamic principles
(B) British law and Hindu principles
(C) Military rule only
(D) Secularism without religion
27. The Resolution ensured Pakistan’s laws would reflect:
(A) British colonial policies only
(B) Divine guidance (Shariah) where possible
(C) Hindu majority interests
(D) Random rules
28. The Objectives Resolution is considered significant because it:
(A) Provided a framework for constitutional development
(B) Ignored Islamic principles
(C) Favored British administration
(D) Merged India and Pakistan
29. Overall, the Objectives Resolution (1949):
(A) Continued colonial rule
(B) Became the ideological foundation of Pakistan
(C) Rejected Islam in governance
(D) Favored a united India