CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1906 - Muslim Political Awakening - Muslim League
To contest elections under the 1935 Act, Jinnah established the Muslim League's:
A. Central Parliamentary Board
B. Planning Commission
C. Federal Court
D. National Guard first
Correct Answer: A
The Central Parliamentary Board selected and supported League candidates for the forthcoming elections.
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1906 - Muslim Political Awakening - Muslim League
The federal part of the Government of India Act 1935:
A. Was fully implemented immediately
B. Was never brought into operation
C. Created Pakistan in 1935
D. Abolished provincial governments
Correct Answer: B
The proposed all-India federation did not come into operation because the required princely-state participation was not secured.
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1906 - Muslim Political Awakening - Muslim League
The Government of India Act 1935 introduced:
A. Provincial autonomy
B. Complete independence
C. A presidential system
D. Universal adult franchise
Correct Answer: A
The Act provided provincial autonomy and became the framework for the 1937 provincial elections.
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1906 - Muslim Political Awakening - Muslim League
Which leader repeatedly urged Jinnah through correspondence to guide Muslim politics in India?
A. Allama Iqbal
B. Mahatma Gandhi
C. Lord Linlithgow
D. Subhas Chandra Bose
Correct Answer: A
Iqbal's letters stressed the need for strong Muslim leadership and a political future for Muslim-majority regions.
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1906 - Muslim Political Awakening - Muslim League
Jinnah returned to active Indian politics and reorganized the Muslim League in:
A. 1934
B. 1937
C. 1940
D. 1946
Correct Answer: A
In 1934 Jinnah returned to lead and reorganize Muslim politics at the all-India level.
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1906 - Muslim Political Awakening - Muslim League
After the Round Table Conferences, Jinnah remained in England for several years mainly because of:
A. Political frustration in India
B. Appointment as Viceroy
C. Military service
D. Opposition to legal practice
Correct Answer: A
Disunity among Indian political groups and failure of constitutional compromise led Jinnah to stay in London temporarily.
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1906 - Muslim Political Awakening - Muslim League
Muhammad Ali Jinnah participated in the first two:
A. Simla Conferences
B. Round Table Conferences
C. Cripps Missions
D. Cabinet Missions
Correct Answer: B
Jinnah attended the First and Second Round Table Conferences and argued for constitutional safeguards.
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1906 - Muslim Political Awakening - Muslim League
The Round Table Conferences on India's constitutional future were held in:
A. Paris
B. London
C. Delhi
D. Geneva
Correct Answer: B
Three Round Table Conferences were held in London between 1930 and 1932.
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1906 - Muslim Political Awakening - Muslim League
Iqbal's Allahabad Address is significant because it:
A. Rejected Muslim political identity
B. Provided an intellectual direction toward Muslim statehood
C. Supported a unitary Hindu-majority state
D. Ended the League
Correct Answer: B
It articulated the political consolidation of Muslim-majority areas and became an important ideological milestone.
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1906 - Muslim Political Awakening - Muslim League
Which province was included in Iqbal's proposed north-western Muslim unit?
A. Madras
B. Sindh
C. Orissa
D. Bihar
Correct Answer: B
Sindh was one of the provinces identified in Iqbal's vision along with Punjab, NWFP and Baluchistan.
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1906 - Muslim Political Awakening - Muslim League
The Allahabad Address proposed the consolidation of Muslim-majority provinces in:
A. North-western India
B. Southern India
C. Central India only
D. Burma
Correct Answer: A
Iqbal envisaged the consolidation of Punjab, NWFP, Sindh and Baluchistan into a self-governing Muslim unit.
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1906 - Muslim Political Awakening - Muslim League
Iqbal delivered the Allahabad Address as president of the annual session of the:
A. Indian National Congress
B. All-India Muslim League
C. Unionist Party
D. Khilafat Committee
Correct Answer: B
The address was delivered at the Muslim League's Allahabad session.
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1906 - Muslim Political Awakening - Muslim League
Allama Muhammad Iqbal delivered his Allahabad Address in:
A. 1927
B. 1929
C. 1930
D. 1933
Correct Answer: C
Iqbal delivered his presidential address to the Muslim League at Allahabad in December 1930.
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1906 - Muslim Political Awakening - Muslim League
The Fourteen Points demanded full religious liberty for:
A. Muslims only
B. All communities
C. Europeans only
D. Princely rulers only
Correct Answer: B
They protected freedom of belief, worship, observance, association and education for every community.
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1906 - Muslim Political Awakening - Muslim League
The Fourteen Points demanded that Muslims have at least what share in the Central Legislature?
A. One-fifth
B. One-fourth
C. One-third
D. One-half
Correct Answer: C
Jinnah retained the demand for at least one-third Muslim representation at the centre.
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1906 - Muslim Political Awakening - Muslim League
According to the Fourteen Points, no territorial redistribution should affect Muslim majorities in:
A. Punjab, Bengal and NWFP
B. Madras, Bombay and Orissa
C. Assam, Bihar and UP
D. Sindh, Delhi and Ajmer
Correct Answer: A
The Points sought to preserve Muslim majorities in Punjab, Bengal and the North-West Frontier Province.
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1906 - Muslim Political Awakening - Muslim League
Which constitutional structure was demanded in Jinnah's Fourteen Points?
A. A highly centralized unitary system
B. A federal system with residuary powers for provinces
C. No central government
D. A military federation
Correct Answer: B
Jinnah demanded a federation in which the provinces retained residuary powers.
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1906 - Muslim Political Awakening - Muslim League
The Fourteen Points primarily served as:
A. A program of armed struggle
B. A statement of Muslim constitutional safeguards
C. A British partition plan
D. A provincial budget
Correct Answer: B
They summarized the minimum constitutional demands considered necessary to protect Muslim political identity and representation.
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1906 - Muslim Political Awakening - Muslim League
Jinnah's Fourteen Points were presented in:
A. 1927
B. 1928
C. 1929
D. 1931
Correct Answer: C
The Fourteen Points were formulated in 1929 in response to the Nehru Report.
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1906 - Muslim Political Awakening - Muslim League
Jinnah proposed amendments to the Nehru Report at the All-Parties Convention held in:
A. Calcutta
B. Dacca
C. Karachi
D. Simla
Correct Answer: A
At the Calcutta convention in 1928, Jinnah sought constitutional amendments to protect Muslim representation and provincial majorities.