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1817-1898 - Muslim Reformers - Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
Sir Syed Ahmad Khan is buried near the main mosque of:
A. Aligarh Muslim University
B. Delhi University
C. Punjab University
D. Dhaka University
Correct Answer: A
His grave is located in the mosque complex at Aligarh, the centre of his educational mission.
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1817-1898 - Muslim Reformers - Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
Sir Syed Ahmad Khan died on:
A. 17 October 1817
B. 27 March 1898
C. 30 December 1906
D. 14 August 1947
Correct Answer: B
He died at Aligarh on 27 March 1898.
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Sir Syed was knighted as a Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India in:
A. 1870
B. 1877
C. 1888
D. 1898
Correct Answer: C
His 1888 knighthood made the title 'Sir' formally part of his public name.
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1817-1898 - Muslim Reformers - Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
Sir Syed received the honour of Companion of the Order of the Star of India in:
A. 1857
B. 1869
C. 1877
D. 1888
Correct Answer: B
He was appointed a Companion of the Star of India in 1869.
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1817-1898 - Muslim Reformers - Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
Sir Syed Ahmad Khan became a member of the Imperial Legislative Council in:
A. 1864
B. 1878
C. 1888
D. 1893
Correct Answer: B
He was nominated to the Imperial Legislative Council in 1878.
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1817-1898 - Muslim Reformers - Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
Sir Syed's political legacy was most directly carried forward by:
A. Educated Muslim leaders produced by the Aligarh Movement
B. The East India Company's army
C. French colonial officers
D. The Mughal royal family alone
Correct Answer: A
Aligarh created an educated leadership class that later shaped Muslim politics and the Pakistan Movement.
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1817-1898 - Muslim Reformers - Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
Which statement is historically accurate about Sir Syed and the All-India Muslim League?
A. He died before the League was founded
B. He served as its first president
C. He founded it in 1885
D. He dissolved it in 1898
Correct Answer: A
Sir Syed died in 1898; the Muslim League was founded in 1906.
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In Pakistan Affairs, Sir Syed is often regarded as an early intellectual pioneer of the:
A. Two-Nation Theory
B. Doctrine of Lapse
C. Subsidiary Alliance
D. Non-Aligned Movement
Correct Answer: A
His later emphasis on distinct Hindu and Muslim political interests is viewed as an intellectual precursor to Muslim nationalism.
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1817-1898 - Muslim Reformers - Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
Sir Syed's later political thought emphasized that Muslims were a distinct:
A. Community with particular political interests
B. European race
C. Military caste only
D. Provincial tax department
Correct Answer: A
He increasingly argued that Muslim interests required separate consideration in representative politics.
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Which MAO College principal was closely associated with the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental Defence Association?
A. Theodore Beck
B. Henry Lawrence
C. A.O. Hume
D. Lord Lytton
Correct Answer: A
Theodore Beck worked with Aligarh leaders in political organization and anti-Congress activity.
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The Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental Defence Association of Upper India was founded in:
A. 1885
B. 1888
C. 1893
D. 1906
Correct Answer: C
The association was created in 1893 to articulate Muslim political and educational concerns.
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Which Hindu leader is commonly associated with Sir Syed in the United Indian Patriotic Association?
A. Raja Shiv Prasad of Banaras
B. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
D. Mahatma Gandhi
Correct Answer: A
The association included loyalist Hindu and Muslim elites, including Raja Shiv Prasad.
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The United Indian Patriotic Association sought primarily to:
A. Counter Congress political propaganda and promote cooperation with the British
B. Organize the 1857 revolt
C. Replace MAO College
D. Abolish Urdu
Correct Answer: A
It communicated anti-Congress arguments and emphasized constitutional loyalty.
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1817-1898 - Muslim Reformers - Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
The United Indian Patriotic Association was established in:
A. 1877
B. 1886
C. 1888
D. 1893
Correct Answer: C
Sir Syed helped establish the association in 1888 to oppose Congress agitation and present loyalist views.
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In his political speeches, Sir Syed warned that immediate competitive elections could favour:
A. The more numerous and educationally advanced community
B. Only the British army
C. The Mughal emperor
D. The French merchants
Correct Answer: A
He feared Muslims would be underrepresented because of demographic and educational disadvantages.
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Sir Syed delivered an important speech against Congress politics at Meerut in:
A. 1867
B. 1877
C. 1888
D. 1898
Correct Answer: C
His Meerut speech of March 1888 explained his opposition to Congress political demands.
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1817-1898 - Muslim Reformers - Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
Sir Syed believed Muslims should first strengthen themselves through:
A. Education before entering confrontational politics
B. Military revolt
C. A total boycott of English
D. Migration from India
Correct Answer: A
He prioritized social and educational preparation over mass political agitation.
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Why did Sir Syed advise Muslims to remain apart from the Congress?
A. He feared an educated Hindu majority would dominate representative institutions
B. He wanted to end all education
C. He supported French rule
D. He planned to restore the Mughal army
Correct Answer: A
His position reflected concern about unequal educational development and numerical majority politics.
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1817-1898 - Muslim Reformers - Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
Sir Syed's attitude toward the early Indian National Congress was generally:
A. Opposition
B. Formal leadership
C. Complete indifference
D. Secret membership
Correct Answer: A
He opposed Congress methods and feared majority-based politics would disadvantage Muslims.
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1817-1898 - Muslim Reformers - Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
The Indian National Congress was founded in:
A. 1875
B. 1885
C. 1888
D. 1906
Correct Answer: B
The Congress was founded in 1885, after which Sir Syed publicly advised Muslims not to join it.