Role of Awami League – East Pakistan MCQs before Pakistan independence 15 Score: 0 Attempted: 0/15 1. When was the Awami Muslim League founded in East Bengal? (A) 1947 (B) 1948 (C) 1949 (D) 1951 2. Who was one of the founding leaders of the Awami Muslim League? (A) Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy (B) Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani (C) Liaquat Ali Khan (D) Khawaja Nazimuddin 3. Where was the Awami Muslim League established in 1949? (A) Lahore (B) Karachi (C) Dhaka (D) Peshawar 4. What was the original name of the Awami League? (A) East Pakistan Muslim League (B) Awami Muslim League (C) Bengal People's League (D) United Bengal League 5. What major political issue did the Awami Muslim League emphasize in East Bengal? (A) Greater provincial autonomy (B) Merger with India (C) Abolition of elections (D) Centralization of power 6. Which language issue helped increase the popularity of the Awami Muslim League in East Bengal? (A) Recognition of Bengali as a state language (B) Removal of Bengali from education (C) Adoption of Persian as the only language (D) Replacement of Bengali with English 7. Who served as the first president of the Awami Muslim League? (A) Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani (B) Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (C) Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy (D) A. K. Fazlul Huq 8. Who became an important leader of the Awami League during the 1950s? (A) Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (B) Ayub Khan (C) Iskander Mirza (D) Ghulam Muhammad 9. What was one of the main objectives of the Awami League in East Pakistan? (A) Protecting the political and economic interests of Bengalis (B) Ending provincial representation (C) Supporting permanent military rule (D) Eliminating provincial governments 10. In which year did the party drop the word “Muslim” from its name? (A) 1952 (B) 1954 (C) 1955 (D) 1958 11. What was the party called after dropping the word “Muslim”? (A) East Bengal League (B) Awami League (C) People's Muslim League (D) Bengal Democratic League 12. Which alliance did the Awami League join for the 1954 East Bengal provincial elections? (A) United Front (B) Muslim League Alliance (C) National Democratic Front (D) Republican Alliance 13. What was the main purpose of the United Front in the 1954 elections? (A) To challenge the ruling Muslim League in East Bengal (B) To support British rule (C) To abolish provincial elections (D) To establish military government 14. Which election victory greatly strengthened the political position of the Awami League and its allies in East Bengal? (A) 1946 elections (B) 1951 elections (C) 1954 elections (D) 1958 elections 15. What constitutional principle was strongly promoted by the Awami League in East Pakistan? (A) Provincial autonomy (B) Absolute centralization (C) One-party rule (D) Abolition of provincial legislatures
