Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Who was the Governor of Punjab during the March 1940 crisis?
A. Sir Henry Duffield Craik
B. Lord Mountbatten
C. Sir Evan Jenkins
D. Lord Irwin
Correct Answer: A
Sir Henry Duffield Craik was Governor of Punjab at the time.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Sir Sikandar Hayat Khan was politically associated with the:
A. Indian National Congress
B. Khudai Khidmatgar
C. Justice Party
D. Unionist Party
Correct Answer: D
He led the Unionist ministry in Punjab.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Who was the Premier of Punjab at the time of the Khaksar Tragedy?
A. Khizar Hayat Tiwana
B. A. K. Fazlul Huq
C. Sir Sikandar Hayat Khan
D. B. G. Kher
Correct Answer: C
Sir Sikandar Hayat Khan headed the Unionist Government of Punjab in March 1940.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
After pressure in Lahore, Mashriqi arranged for Al-Islah to be published from:
A. Quetta
B. Delhi
C. Peshawar
D. Kathmandu
Correct Answer: B
Alternate publication arrangements were made in Delhi after the Lahore press action.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
During the crackdown on Al-Islah, the Punjab Government demanded a security of:
A. Rs. 1,000
B. Rs. 100
C. Rs. 10,000
D. Rs. 50,000
Correct Answer: A
The government demanded a security deposit of Rs. 1,000 from the publication.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
The police raid on Mohammadi Press occurred on:
A. 19 March 1940
B. 23 March 1940
C. 22 December 1939
D. 22 February 1940
Correct Answer: D
The press was raided on 22 February 1940, weeks before the Lahore tragedy.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Which printing press in Lahore was raided for publishing Al-Islah in February 1940?
A. Punjab University Press
B. Comrade Press
C. Mohammadi Press
D. Civil and Military Gazette Press
Correct Answer: C
Punjab Police raided Mohammadi Press, which printed Al-Islah.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
The restrictions on Khaksar drills were intended mainly to suppress:
A. University education
B. Private military-style mobilisation
C. Provincial agriculture
D. Municipal elections
Correct Answer: B
The colonial state treated the organised drills as a challenge to public order and state authority.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Before the tragedy, the Punjab Government restricted the public display of:
A. Spades and military-style marches
B. Books and newspapers of every kind
C. Religious sermons only
D. Agricultural tools in villages
Correct Answer: A
Academic accounts note restrictions on the display of shovels and military parades.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
The British authorities were particularly concerned about the Khaksars' ability to display:
A. Naval strength
B. Control of provincial courts
C. Foreign diplomatic recognition
D. Street power and military discipline
Correct Answer: D
Khaksar marches and disciplined formations challenged the public image of colonial authority.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Which global event intensified British concern about private paramilitary organisations in India?
A. Crimean War
B. First Afghan War
C. Second World War
D. Suez Crisis
Correct Answer: C
After the Second World War began, the colonial government tightened controls on military-style organisations.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Which statement best distinguishes the Khaksar Movement from the All-India Muslim League?
A. It was the military wing of the Muslim League
B. It was a separate movement with its own leadership, organisation and programme
C. It was founded by Jinnah
D. It was controlled by the League Working Committee
Correct Answer: B
The Khaksar Movement and Muslim League were separate organisations and sometimes had tense relations.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
The Khaksar Movement's political method differed from purely constitutional politics because it stressed:
A. Direct action and disciplined mobilisation
B. Only private negotiations
C. Complete political inactivity
D. Dependence on British appointments
Correct Answer: A
Mashriqi emphasised organised action, drill and public mobilisation rather than electoral work alone.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Which region supplied a notable number of Khaksar recruits because of its martial traditions?
A. Malabar Coast
B. Assam Valley
C. Chota Nagpur Plateau
D. Salt Range
Correct Answer: D
The movement attracted recruits in the Salt Range and nearby districts of Punjab.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
The province in which the Khaksar Movement had its strongest impact was:
A. Orissa
B. Madras
C. Punjab
D. Assam
Correct Answer: C
Academic accounts describe Punjab as the movement's strongest centre.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
The Khaksar Movement was especially popular among sections of the:
A. British civil service only
B. Muslim middle classes and youth
C. European merchants only
D. Princely rulers only
Correct Answer: B
Its uniforms, discipline and anti-colonial message attracted Muslim youth and sections of the middle classes.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Mashriqi described Islam in modernist terms as a:
A. Religion of science
B. Religion of hereditary monarchy
C. System without social duties
D. Purely provincial identity
Correct Answer: A
His interpretation sought to connect Islamic teaching with science, discipline and collective action.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Which work published in 1924 contained important elements of Mashriqi's religious philosophy?
A. Anandamath
B. The Discovery of India
C. Now or Never
D. Al-Tazkirah
Correct Answer: D
Mashriqi's Al-Tazkirah, first published in 1924, presented his religious and philosophical ideas.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Al-Islah published the movement's ideological framework, including:
A. Fourteen Points of Jinnah only
B. The Nehru Report
C. Twenty-four principles and a fourteen-point decree
D. The Cabinet Mission Plan
Correct Answer: C
The journal published the Khaksar Movement's twenty-four principles and fourteen-point decree.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
Which type of information was commonly published in Al-Islah?
A. British military secrets
B. Orders, appointments, camp instructions and movement ideology
C. Only commercial advertisements
D. Provincial court judgments only
Correct Answer: B
The weekly linked the headquarters with branches by publishing official directions and programmes.