CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1906 - Muslim Political Awakening - Muslim League
The Nehru Report opposed which long-standing Muslim demand?
A. Separate electorates
B. A federal constitution
C. Provincial legislatures
D. Responsible government
Correct Answer: A
It recommended joint electorates and did not accept the Muslim safeguards demanded by Jinnah.
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1906 - Muslim Political Awakening - Muslim League
The Nehru Report was published in:
A. 1919
B. 1928
C. 1930
D. 1935
Correct Answer: B
The Nehru Report of 1928 proposed a dominion constitution but failed to satisfy major Muslim safeguards.
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1906 - Muslim Political Awakening - Muslim League
The Jinnah group of the Muslim League generally favored:
A. Participation in the Simon Commission
B. Boycott of the Simon Commission
C. Abolition of provincial autonomy
D. Support for the Nehru Report without amendment
Correct Answer: B
Jinnah's group opposed the Commission because it contained no Indian member.
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1906 - Muslim Political Awakening - Muslim League
The Shafi group of the Muslim League generally favored:
A. Boycotting the Simon Commission
B. Cooperating with the Simon Commission
C. Immediate civil disobedience
D. Rejecting all constitutional reforms
Correct Answer: B
Sir Muhammad Shafi and his supporters favored cooperation with the all-British Simon Commission.
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1906 - Muslim Political Awakening - Muslim League
The Muslim League split over its response to the:
A. Simon Commission
B. Cripps Mission
C. Cabinet Mission
D. Hunter Commission
Correct Answer: A
The League divided into groups led by Jinnah and Sir Muhammad Shafi over whether to boycott or cooperate with the Simon Commission.
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1906 - Muslim Political Awakening - Muslim League
The Delhi Proposals demanded that Muslims receive what representation at the centre?
A. One-sixth
B. One-fourth
C. One-third
D. One-half
Correct Answer: C
One-third Muslim representation in the Central Legislature remained a key safeguard.
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1906 - Muslim Political Awakening - Muslim League
The Delhi Proposals demanded constitutional reforms in:
A. NWFP and Baluchistan
B. Ceylon and Burma
C. Bengal and Assam only
D. Princely Hyderabad only
Correct Answer: A
Muslim leaders demanded that NWFP and Baluchistan receive reforms comparable to other provinces.
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1906 - Muslim Political Awakening - Muslim League
Which was a major demand of the Delhi Proposals?
A. Separation of Sindh from Bombay Presidency
B. Merger of Sindh with Punjab
C. Abolition of NWFP
D. Partition of Bengal
Correct Answer: A
The proposals demanded that Sindh be separated from Bombay and constituted as a separate province.
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1906 - Muslim Political Awakening - Muslim League
In the Delhi Proposals, Muslim leaders conditionally agreed to replace separate electorates with:
A. Joint electorates with safeguards
B. No elections
C. Indirect nomination only
D. Communal veto by Britain
Correct Answer: A
They were willing to accept joint electorates if key Muslim safeguards were granted.
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1906 - Muslim Political Awakening - Muslim League
The Delhi Muslim Proposals were presented in:
A. 1916
B. 1927
C. 1929
D. 1935
Correct Answer: B
Jinnah and Muslim leaders formulated the Delhi Proposals in 1927 as a possible constitutional compromise.
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1906 - Muslim Political Awakening - Muslim League
At the Muslim League's Lahore session of 1924, Jinnah emphasized:
A. Muslim unity and League reorganization
B. Immediate partition
C. Ending constitutional negotiations
D. Joining the Simon Commission unconditionally
Correct Answer: A
Jinnah attempted to reunite and strengthen the divided League and restore effective Muslim political representation.
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1906 - Muslim Political Awakening - Muslim League
Jinnah resigned from the Indian National Congress in 1920 mainly because he opposed:
A. Separate electorates
B. Gandhi's non-cooperation methods
C. Constitutional politics
D. Muslim representation
Correct Answer: B
Jinnah objected to extra-constitutional mass agitation and remained committed to constitutional methods.
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1906 - Muslim Political Awakening - Muslim League
The political unity achieved at Lucknow weakened during the period of the:
A. Khilafat and Non-Cooperation movements
B. Simla Deputation
C. Round Table Conferences
D. Cabinet Mission
Correct Answer: A
Different approaches to mass agitation, non-cooperation and constitutional politics created tensions after 1919.
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1906 - Muslim Political Awakening - Muslim League
The Lucknow Pact is best described as:
A. A British constitutional statute
B. A Congress-League constitutional compromise
C. A treaty between Britain and Turkey
D. A provincial coalition agreement
Correct Answer: B
It was a jointly negotiated constitutional formula concerning representation and future reforms.
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1906 - Muslim Political Awakening - Muslim League
Jinnah's role in bringing Congress and the League together earned him the title:
A. Frontier Gandhi
B. Ambassador of Hindu-Muslim Unity
C. Lion of Punjab
D. Grand Old Man of India
Correct Answer: B
Sarojini Naidu famously described Jinnah as the Ambassador of Hindu-Muslim Unity.
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1906 - Muslim Political Awakening - Muslim League
The Lucknow Pact provided Muslims approximately what share of seats in the Central Legislature?
A. One-fourth
B. One-third
C. One-half
D. Two-thirds
Correct Answer: B
The Pact accepted one-third Muslim representation in the central legislature.
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1906 - Muslim Political Awakening - Muslim League
Under the Lucknow Pact, Congress accepted the Muslim demand for:
A. Separate electorates
B. A separate sovereign state
C. Abolition of provinces
D. One-party rule
Correct Answer: A
Congress formally accepted separate electorates for Muslims, marking a high point of Hindu-Muslim constitutional cooperation.
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1906 - Muslim Political Awakening - Muslim League
The Lucknow Pact was concluded at the joint annual sessions of Congress and the League held at:
A. Dacca
B. Lucknow
C. Karachi
D. Allahabad
Correct Answer: B
Both organizations met at Lucknow in 1916 and approved a common constitutional scheme.
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1906 - Muslim Political Awakening - Muslim League
The Congress-League agreement of 1916 is known as the:
A. Delhi Pact
B. Lucknow Pact
C. Poona Pact
D. Gandhi-Irwin Pact
Correct Answer: B
The Lucknow Pact was concluded in 1916 between Congress and the Muslim League.
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1906 - Muslim Political Awakening - Muslim League
At the time Jinnah joined the Muslim League, he was also a prominent member of the:
A. Unionist Party
B. Indian National Congress
C. Khaksar Movement
D. Justice Party
Correct Answer: B
Jinnah belonged to both Congress and the League and sought a constitutional agreement between the two organizations.