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1901-1947 - NWFP History - NWFP
Which statement best captures NWFP politics between 1937 and 1947?
A. It involved electoral competition, mass movements, provincial ministries and a final referendum
B. There was no political activity
C. Only British officials participated
D. The province remained a princely state
Correct Answer: A
The decade saw provincial autonomy, competing Congress and Muslim League ministries, mass agitation and the referendum on accession.
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What is the strongest historical significance of NWFP in the Pakistan Movement?
A. It hosted the Lahore Resolution
B. It was the capital of British India
C. It was the birthplace of the Muslim League in 1906
D. It was a Muslim-majority frontier province whose accession was decided by referendum
Correct Answer: D
NWFP was strategically important and politically contested; its decision to join Pakistan was confirmed through the July 1947 referendum.
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Which event-date/place pair is correctly matched?
A. NWFP referendum — March 1940
B. Provincial autonomy — 1901
C. Qissa Khwani Bazaar — Peshawar, 23 April 1930
D. Muslim League ministry — 1939 resignation
Correct Answer: C
The Qissa Khwani massacre took place in Peshawar on 23 April 1930.
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Which leader-office pair is correctly matched?
A. Harold Deane — first Chief Minister
B. Sir Ralph Griffith — first Governor of NWFP
C. Dr. Khan Sahib — first Chief Commissioner
D. Lord Mountbatten — founder of Khudai Khidmatgar
Correct Answer: B
Sir Ralph Griffith became the first Governor in 1932. Harold Deane was the first Chief Commissioner.
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Which movement-description pair is correctly matched?
A. Khudai Khidmatgar — non-violent Red Shirt movement
B. FCR — universal adult franchise
C. Qissa Khwani — 1947 referendum
D. Government of India Act 1935 — creation of NWFP in 1901
Correct Answer: A
The Khudai Khidmatgars were the non-violent Red Shirt movement led by Abdul Ghaffar Khan.
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Which sequence of provincial governments is broadly correct?
A. Dr. Khan Sahib → Lord Curzon → Jinnah → Mountbatten
B. Aurangzeb Khan → Sir Ralph Griffith → Dr. Khan Sahib → no government
C. Governor's rule → Sir Abdul Qayyum → 1901 creation
D. Sir Abdul Qayyum (1937) → Dr. Khan Sahib → Governor's rule → Aurangzeb Khan → Dr. Khan Sahib
Correct Answer: D
The first 1937 coalition was followed by Dr. Khan Sahib's Congress ministry, Governor's rule after 1939, the Aurangzeb Khan ministry in 1943 and Dr. Khan Sahib's return in 1945.
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Which sequence correctly summarizes NWFP's constitutional evolution from 1901 to 1947?
A. Princely State → Presidency → Crown Colony → India
B. Governor's Province → Chief Commissioner's Province → Afghanistan
C. Chief Commissioner's Province → Governor's Province → Provincial autonomy → Accession to Pakistan
D. Punjab district → independent kingdom → Burma
Correct Answer: C
NWFP began as a Chief Commissioner's Province, became a Governor's Province in 1932, gained provincial autonomy in 1937 and joined Pakistan in 1947.
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Who became Chief Minister of NWFP on 23 August 1947?
A. Dr. Khan Sahib
B. Abdul Qayyum Khan Kashmiri
C. Sardar Aurangzeb Khan
D. Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Correct Answer: B
Muslim League leader Abdul Qayyum Khan formed the new provincial government after Dr. Khan Sahib's dismissal.
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On which date was Dr. Khan Sahib's ministry dismissed?
A. 22 August 1947
B. 14 August 1947
C. 20 July 1947
D. 3 June 1947
Correct Answer: A
The provincial ministry was dismissed on 22 August 1947.
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Who dismissed Dr. Khan Sahib's provincial ministry after Pakistan's creation?
A. Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru
B. King of Afghanistan
C. Lord Curzon
D. Governor-General Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Correct Answer: D
Governor-General Muhammad Ali Jinnah dismissed the Congress ministry in August 1947.
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At independence in August 1947, NWFP entered which new dominion?
A. India
B. Ceylon
C. Pakistan
D. Burma
Correct Answer: C
The province became part of the Dominion of Pakistan following the referendum result.
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Which leader opposed the limited choice offered in the referendum and favored an alternative for the Pashtuns?
A. Lord Curzon
B. Abdul Ghaffar Khan
C. Sir Ralph Griffith
D. Sardar Aurangzeb Khan
Correct Answer: B
Abdul Ghaffar Khan and the Khudai Khidmatgars objected that the ballot offered no independent Pashtun option.
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Which factor best explains the difference between the Congress victory in 1946 and the Pakistan victory in the 1947 referendum?
A. Different political issue, intense League mobilization and Congress-Khudai Khidmatgar boycott
B. The province's population changed completely in one year
C. The 1946 election had no Muslim voters
D. The referendum was held before the election
Correct Answer: A
The 1946 election selected a provincial government, while the 1947 referendum decided accession. The boycott and League mobilization changed participation patterns.
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What was the immediate constitutional result of the 1947 referendum?
A. NWFP joined India
B. NWFP became independent Pashtunistan
C. NWFP was merged with Afghanistan
D. NWFP became part of Pakistan
Correct Answer: D
The result supported NWFP's inclusion in the new Dominion of Pakistan.
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Approximately what percentage of eligible voters participated in the referendum?
A. 25%
B. 75%
C. 51%
D. 99%
Correct Answer: C
Turnout was about 51 percent of the registered electorate.
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Approximately what percentage of votes cast favored Pakistan in the referendum?
A. 51%
B. 99%
C. 75%
D. 90%
Correct Answer: B
About 99 percent of votes cast favored Pakistan, though the Congress-Khudai Khidmatgar boycott affected turnout.
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How many votes were cast in favor of India in the NWFP referendum?
A. 2,874
B. 28,740
C. 17,000
D. 289,244
Correct Answer: A
Only 2,874 votes were recorded for joining India.
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How many votes were cast in favor of Pakistan in the NWFP referendum?
A. 287,944
B. 172,899
C. 572,798
D. 289,244
Correct Answer: D
Official figures recorded 289,244 votes for joining Pakistan.
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Approximately how many voters were eligible in the 1947 NWFP referendum?
A. 272,798
B. 872,798
C. 572,798
D. 1,572,798
Correct Answer: C
The electorate was recorded at 572,798 eligible voters.
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Who was the provincial Chief Minister during the 1947 referendum?
A. Abdul Qayyum Khan Kashmiri
B. Dr. Khan Sahib
C. Sir Abdul Qayyum Khan
D. Sardar Aurangzeb Khan
Correct Answer: B
Dr. Khan Sahib headed the Congress ministry at the time of the referendum.