1. What was the main political demand of the Muslim League before the independence of Pakistan?
(A) Separate electorate for Hindus
(B) A separate homeland for Muslims
(C) Provincial merger with India
(D) Abolition of provincial governments
2. Which political resolution presented in 1940 became the basis for the demand for a separate Muslim state?
(A) Delhi Resolution
(B) Lahore Resolution
(C) Karachi Resolution
(D) Bengal Resolution
3. In which year was the Lahore Resolution passed?
(A) 1935
(B) 1937
(C) 1940
(D) 1942
4. Who presented the Lahore Resolution on 23 March 1940?
(A) Liaquat Ali Khan
(B) A. K. Fazlul Huq
(C) Chaudhry Rehmat Ali
(D) Khawaja Nazimuddin
5. Which region later became East Pakistan after the independence of Pakistan?
(A) Punjab
(B) Sindh
(C) Bengal
(D) Baluchistan
6. What was the eastern part of Bengal called at the time of the partition of British India in 1947?
(A) East Bengal
(B) East Punjab
(C) East Sindh
(D) Eastern Assam
7. Which major city served as the capital of Bengal during the British period and became the political center of Muslim Bengal?
(A) Lahore
(B) Dhaka
(C) Karachi
(D) Delhi
8. Who was a prominent Muslim leader of Bengal who supported the Lahore Resolution?
(A) A. K. Fazlul Huq
(B) Jawaharlal Nehru
(C) Vallabhbhai Patel
(D) Rajendra Prasad
9. Which political organization played the leading role in the struggle for a separate Muslim homeland before 1947?
(A) Indian National Congress
(B) All-India Muslim League
(C) Unionist Party
(D) Hindu Mahasabha
10. Who was the central leader of the All-India Muslim League during the final phase of the struggle for Pakistan?
(A) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
(B) Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
(C) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
(D) Mahatma Gandhi
11. Which 1946 elections demonstrated strong Muslim support for the All-India Muslim League in Bengal?
(A) Provincial elections
(B) Municipal elections
(C) Presidential elections
(D) Local council elections
12. Which plan provided the constitutional framework for the partition of British India in 1947?
(A) Cripps Mission Plan
(B) Cabinet Mission Plan
(C) 3 June Plan
(D) Simla Conference Plan
13. What happened to Bengal as a result of the partition of British India in 1947?
(A) It remained completely united
(B) It was divided into East Bengal and West Bengal
(C) It became part of Punjab
(D) It became an independent country
14. Which name was given to the eastern wing of Pakistan immediately after independence in 1947?
(A) East Pakistan
(B) East Bengal
(C) Bangladesh
(D) United Bengal
15. When did Pakistan become independent, with East Bengal forming its eastern wing?
(A) 14 August 1947
(B) 15 August 1947
(C) 23 March 1940
(D) 3 June 1947