Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947-1951 - Early Pakistan - Liaquat Ali Khan
Which event best illustrates Liaquat Ali Khan's attempt to manage India-Pakistan tensions through bilateral diplomacy?
A. Liaquat-Nehru Pact
B. UN membership
C. State Bank inauguration
D. Rawalpindi Conspiracy
Correct Answer: A
The 1950 pact was a direct bilateral effort by the two prime ministers to reduce communal tensions and protect minorities.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947-1951 - Early Pakistan - Liaquat Ali Khan
Which event most directly laid the ideological foundation for Pakistan's later constitutional development under Liaquat Ali Khan?
A. Opening of the State Bank
B. First census
C. Liaquat-Nehru Pact
D. Adoption of the Objectives Resolution
Correct Answer: D
Among Liaquat's domestic legacies, the Objectives Resolution had the most enduring constitutional and ideological impact.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947-1951 - Early Pakistan - Liaquat Ali Khan
Which description best fits the political system Liaquat Ali Khan was trying to develop?
A. An absolute hereditary monarchy
B. A one-party communist republic
C. A parliamentary federal system within an Islamic constitutional framework
D. A military presidency under martial law
Correct Answer: C
The constitutional direction combined parliamentary institutions, federalism and the principles expressed in the Objectives Resolution.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947-1951 - Early Pakistan - Liaquat Ali Khan
Why was constitution-making difficult in 1947-51?
A. There was no Constituent Assembly
B. Federalism, representation, Islamic provisions, language and centre-province powers were all contested
C. Pakistan had already adopted a final constitution
D. Only foreign governments could write the constitution
Correct Answer: B
The new state had to reconcile ideological commitments with a geographically divided federation and competing provincial interests.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947-1951 - Early Pakistan - Liaquat Ali Khan
Which statement best captures Liaquat Ali Khan's role after Jinnah's death in 1948?
A. He became the central political figure responsible for running the government and consolidating the state
B. He resigned immediately
C. He became Governor-General and ended the premiership
D. He left politics for diplomacy
Correct Answer: A
After Jinnah's death, Liaquat Ali Khan remained Prime Minister and carried greater responsibility for political consolidation and policy direction.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947-1951 - Early Pakistan - Liaquat Ali Khan
What broad institution-building task followed the departure of many experienced officials and the division of British Indian services?
A. Abolition of all ministries
B. Transfer of the capital to Islamabad
C. Closure of provincial governments
D. Creation and staffing of Pakistan's civil administration
Correct Answer: D
The new state had to create functioning ministries, secretariats and administrative cadres under severe resource constraints.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947-1951 - Early Pakistan - Liaquat Ali Khan
Which urban centre received a large number of Urdu-speaking migrants after Partition and also served as Pakistan's capital?
A. Quetta
B. Peshawar
C. Karachi
D. Sylhet
Correct Answer: C
Karachi became a major destination for migrants and simultaneously carried the burden of being the federal capital.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947-1951 - Early Pakistan - Liaquat Ali Khan
Which province was especially affected by refugee inflows from Indian Punjab after Partition?
A. Balochistan only
B. West Punjab
C. East Bengal only
D. NWFP only
Correct Answer: B
West Punjab received a very large number of Muslim refugees from East Punjab and other parts of northern India after Partition.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947-1951 - Early Pakistan - Liaquat Ali Khan
Which issue became an important source of East-West political tension in the early years?
A. Language and representation
B. Access to the Mediterranean Sea
C. Membership in the European Union
D. Control of the Suez Canal
Correct Answer: A
The status of Bengali and the distribution of political representation were major early sources of tension between the two wings.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947-1951 - Early Pakistan - Liaquat Ali Khan
Why did East Bengal's population create a constitutional challenge?
A. It had no elected representatives
B. It was not part of Pakistan
C. It had no provincial government
D. It contained a demographic majority and therefore demanded appropriate representation
Correct Answer: D
Population-based representation would give East Bengal a dominant position, producing debates over parity, federalism and the powers of the centre.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947-1951 - Early Pakistan - Liaquat Ali Khan
What was East Pakistan officially called for most of Liaquat Ali Khan's premiership?
A. East Punjab
B. Bangladesh
C. East Bengal
D. Bengal Presidency
Correct Answer: C
The eastern wing was officially East Bengal; the name East Pakistan became official later in the 1950s.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947-1951 - Early Pakistan - Liaquat Ali Khan
Which two geographically separated wings formed Pakistan during Liaquat Ali Khan's premiership?
A. Punjab and Sindh only
B. East Bengal and Pakistan's western provinces
C. Kashmir and Balochistan only
D. Karachi and Lahore
Correct Answer: B
Pakistan consisted of an eastern wing, officially called East Bengal, and several western provinces and territories separated from it by Indian territory.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947-1951 - Early Pakistan - Liaquat Ali Khan
What did the Rawalpindi Conspiracy reveal about early Pakistan?
A. Civil-military and ideological tensions already existed within the new state
B. The army had been abolished
C. Pakistan had become a one-party communist state
D. The Kashmir issue had been settled
Correct Answer: A
The episode exposed tensions among sections of the military, civilian government and left-wing political circles only a few years after independence.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947-1951 - Early Pakistan - Liaquat Ali Khan
When did Liaquat Ali Khan publicly announce that the Rawalpindi Conspiracy had been foiled?
A. 12 March 1949
B. 8 April 1950
C. 16 October 1951
D. 9 March 1951
Correct Answer: D
Historical accounts record that the Prime Minister announced the foiling of the conspiracy on 9 March 1951.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947-1951 - Early Pakistan - Liaquat Ali Khan
Which communist political figure was also associated with the Rawalpindi Conspiracy?
A. A. K. Fazlul Huq
B. Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy
C. Sajjad Zaheer
D. Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Correct Answer: C
Sajjad Zaheer, a leading communist intellectual and political figure, was among those implicated in the conspiracy.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947-1951 - Early Pakistan - Liaquat Ali Khan
Which famous poet was arrested in connection with the Rawalpindi Conspiracy?
A. Allama Iqbal
B. Faiz Ahmad Faiz
C. Josh Malihabadi
D. Hafeez Jalandhari
Correct Answer: B
Poet Faiz Ahmad Faiz was among the civilians arrested and later tried in the Rawalpindi Conspiracy case.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947-1951 - Early Pakistan - Liaquat Ali Khan
Who was the principal military figure associated with the Rawalpindi Conspiracy?
A. Major General Akbar Khan
B. General Douglas Gracey
C. General Ayub Khan
D. Major General Iskander Mirza
Correct Answer: A
Major General Akbar Khan is generally identified as the principal military planner of the 1951 conspiracy.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947-1951 - Early Pakistan - Liaquat Ali Khan
What was the Rawalpindi Conspiracy of 1951?
A. A trade agreement with India
B. A UN plan for Kashmir
C. A provincial language commission
D. An attempted coup against Liaquat Ali Khan's government
Correct Answer: D
The Rawalpindi Conspiracy was a failed plot involving military officers and civilian left-wing figures to overthrow the government.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947-1951 - Early Pakistan - Liaquat Ali Khan
Why is PRODA often discussed critically in Pakistan's political history?
A. It abolished the judiciary
B. It ended provincial governments permanently
C. It could be used to disqualify political figures and was open to politicized application
D. It banned the Muslim League
Correct Answer: C
Historians often treat PRODA as an early example of accountability legislation that also carried potential for political manipulation.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947-1951 - Early Pakistan - Liaquat Ali Khan
What was the stated objective of PRODA?
A. To create a presidential system
B. To act against misconduct and corruption in public office
C. To nationalize all industries
D. To establish the State Bank
Correct Answer: B
PRODA was presented as an accountability measure, although it later became controversial for its political use and broad disqualification powers.