Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
The site of the incident was less than a mile from:
A. Minto Park
B. Wagah Border
C. Government House Karachi
D. Aligarh University
Correct Answer: A
The Old City confrontation occurred close to Minto Park, where League delegates were gathering.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
The Khaksar Tragedy occurred how many days before the opening of the Muslim League's Lahore session?
A. One day
B. Ten days
C. One month
D. Three days
Correct Answer: D
The incident occurred on 19 March, while the League session opened on 22 March 1940.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
The incident is commonly described as a clash between:
A. Congress and Muslim League volunteers
B. British and German troops
C. Khaksars and the police
D. Unionists and peasants
Correct Answer: C
The tragedy arose from a confrontation between the marching Khaksars and the Punjab Police.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
What transformed the confrontation into a tragedy?
A. A flood entered the city
B. Police opened fire during the clash
C. The marchers attacked Minto Park delegates
D. A railway accident occurred
Correct Answer: B
Police firing during the confrontation resulted in deaths and injuries.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
The Khaksars taking part in the march were recognised by their:
A. Uniforms and spades
B. Judicial robes
C. British military medals
D. Provincial assembly badges
Correct Answer: A
Khaksars marched in distinctive uniform and traditionally carried belchas.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
The main reason for the 19 March Khaksar march was to protest:
A. The Lahore Resolution
B. Partition of Bengal
C. The Simon Commission
D. Government restrictions on the movement
Correct Answer: D
The march challenged the restrictions and actions taken against the Khaksar organisation and Al-Islah.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Approximately how many uniformed Khaksars participated in the protest contingent?
A. 31
B. 1,313
C. 313
D. 3,000
Correct Answer: C
Multiple accounts state that a contingent of 313 Khaksars marched in protest.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
The Khaksars assembled for the march in the area of:
A. Murree Hills
B. Lahore's Old City
C. Lyallpur Canal Colony
D. Rawalpindi Cantonment
Correct Answer: B
The confrontation occurred in the Old City, close to the historic gates of Lahore.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
The march associated with the tragedy began in or near which part of Lahore?
A. Bhati Gate in the Walled City
B. Mall Road Cantonment
C. Model Town
D. Shalimar Gardens
Correct Answer: A
Accounts of the tragedy place the Khaksar parade in the Bhati Gate area of the Old City.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
The Khaksar Tragedy took place in:
A. Karachi
B. Peshawar
C. Dhaka
D. Lahore
Correct Answer: D
The incident occurred in Lahore, then the capital of Punjab.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
The Khaksar Tragedy occurred on:
A. 19 March 1937
B. 23 March 1940
C. 19 March 1940
D. 14 August 1947
Correct Answer: C
The police-Khaksar clash and firing took place on 19 March 1940.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
The immediate Khaksar response to restrictions in Lahore was to:
A. Contest a provincial election
B. Organise a protest march and parade
C. Join the Congress ministry
D. Leave India permanently
Correct Answer: B
Khaksars decided to demonstrate publicly against the government's restrictions.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Which wartime legal provision was considered for controlling armed or military-style processions?
A. Rule 54 of the Defence of India framework
B. Section 8 of the Indian Independence Act
C. Article 370
D. The Cabinet Mission formula
Correct Answer: A
Colonial officials considered extending wartime Defence of India restrictions to control such activities.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Offences connected with assisting the banned organisation were described as:
A. Civil and automatically pardonable
B. Non-cognizable and bailable only
C. Outside criminal law
D. Cognizable and non-bailable
Correct Answer: D
The notification treated these offences as cognizable and non-bailable.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Under the cited Rule 17(ii), managing or arranging meetings for the organisation could lead to imprisonment up to:
A. Six days
B. Six months
C. Three years
D. Life imprisonment
Correct Answer: C
The source records a maximum of three years for management or meeting-related assistance.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Under the cited Rule 17(i), assistance to the unlawful organisation could lead to imprisonment up to:
A. One week
B. Six months
C. Three years
D. Ten years
Correct Answer: B
The academic source notes a maximum of six months under Rule 17(i).
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
The law cited for declaring and punishing assistance to an unlawful association was the:
A. Indian Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1908
B. Government of India Act, 1935
C. Indian Independence Act, 1947
D. Rowlatt Act only
Correct Answer: A
The official notification relied on provisions of the Indian Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1908.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
The colonial government eventually declared the Khaksar organisation:
A. A provincial ministry
B. A recognised electoral party
C. A princely state force
D. An unlawful association
Correct Answer: D
The Punjab Government declared the organisation unlawful and restricted its activities.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
The Viceroy of India during the Khaksar Tragedy was:
A. Lord Wavell
B. Lord Mountbatten
C. Lord Linlithgow
D. Lord Reading
Correct Answer: C
Lord Linlithgow served as Viceroy during the Second World War and the 1940 crisis.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
A letter dated 18 March 1940 concerning action against Al-Islah was written by the Punjab Governor to the:
A. Prime Minister of Bengal
B. Viceroy of India
C. President of the Muslim League
D. Governor of Sind
Correct Answer: B
Governor Craik informed Viceroy Linlithgow that the Punjab Government was acting against the publication.