Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1928 - Constitutional Developments - Nehru Report
Which Congress session directed the drafting of a Swaraj Constitution in consultation with other parties?
A. Lucknow Session of 1916
B. Madras Session of 1927
C. Lahore Session of 1929
D. Karachi Session of 1931
Correct Answer: B
The December 1927 Madras Congress instructed the Working Committee to consult other parties and prepare a constitutional scheme.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1928 - Constitutional Developments - Nehru Report
Why was the Simon Commission widely opposed by Indian political parties?
A. It contained no Indian member
B. It demanded complete independence
C. It was chaired by Motilal Nehru
D. It abolished separate electorates immediately
Correct Answer: A
The commission was criticized as an all-white body deciding India's constitutional future without Indian representation.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1928 - Constitutional Developments - Nehru Report
Which British commission helped create the immediate political background of the Nehru Report?
A. Hunter Commission
B. Butler Commission
C. Cripps Mission
D. Simon Commission
Correct Answer: D
The appointment of the all-white Simon Commission encouraged Indian parties to produce their own constitutional scheme.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1928 - Constitutional Developments - Nehru Report
Which British statesman challenged Indian leaders to produce an agreed constitution?
A. Lord Irwin
B. Lord Curzon
C. Lord Birkenhead
D. Lord Wavell
Correct Answer: C
Lord Birkenhead, the Secretary of State for India, challenged Indians to frame a constitution acceptable to the major political groups.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1928 - Constitutional Developments - Nehru Report
The main purpose of the Nehru Report was to propose:
A. A military alliance with Britain
B. A constitutional framework for India
C. A plan to partition Bengal
D. A trade agreement with Turkey
Correct Answer: B
The All-Parties Conference appointed the committee to determine the principles of a future Indian constitution.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1928 - Constitutional Developments - Nehru Report
In which year was the Nehru Report prepared?
A. 1928
B. 1919
C. 1927
D. 1930
Correct Answer: A
The Nehru Committee prepared and presented its constitutional report in 1928.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1919-1924 - Mass Movements - Khilafat Movemet
The most balanced historical assessment of the Khilafat Movement is that it:
A. Achieved every demand without difficulty
B. Had no effect on Indian politics
C. Was exclusively a Turkish domestic movement
D. Failed in its original international aim but transformed mass anti-colonial politics
Correct Answer: D
Its diplomatic objective failed, but its mobilization, alliances and political consequences were substantial.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1919-1924 - Mass Movements - Khilafat Movemet
Which factor was NOT a cause of the movement's decline?
A. Government repression and arrests
B. Suspension of Non-Cooperation
C. Successful preservation of the Ottoman Caliphate
D. Abolition of the Caliphate by Turkey
Correct Answer: C
The Ottoman Caliphate was not preserved; its abolition was the decisive final blow.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1919-1924 - Mass Movements - Khilafat Movemet
Which consequence followed the failure of Khilafat politics according to Pakistan Studies analysis?
A. The permanent disappearance of Muslim politics
B. Renewed emphasis on separate Muslim political organization
C. Immediate establishment of Pakistan in 1924
D. Complete British withdrawal
Correct Answer: B
The end of short-lived unity contributed to renewed activity by Muslim political organizations.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1919-1924 - Mass Movements - Khilafat Movemet
The movement demonstrated that religion could serve as a powerful force for:
A. Mass political mobilization
B. Ending all political participation
C. Supporting colonial isolation
D. Preventing public organization
Correct Answer: A
Religious symbolism helped leaders reach audiences beyond the older political elite.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1919-1924 - Mass Movements - Khilafat Movemet
What was a major organizational weakness of the movement?
A. It had no connection with Turkey
B. It opposed all mass participation
C. It was fully controlled by the Ottoman government
D. Its objective depended heavily on political developments in Turkey
Correct Answer: D
Events in Turkey could determine the movement's fate regardless of Indian agitation.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1919-1924 - Mass Movements - Khilafat Movemet
Which statement best describes Hindu-Muslim unity during the movement?
A. It did not exist at any point
B. It remained unchanged forever
C. It reached an exceptional level but proved temporary
D. It ended before 1919
Correct Answer: C
The alliance was historically significant but weakened after 1922 and amid later communal tensions.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1919-1924 - Mass Movements - Khilafat Movemet
Which was a major achievement of the Khilafat Movement?
A. Preservation of the Ottoman Empire
B. Large-scale Muslim political mobilization
C. Reversal of the Treaty of Sèvres by Britain alone
D. Permanent Hindu-Muslim unity
Correct Answer: B
Although it failed internationally, the movement mobilized Muslims across regions and social groups.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1919-1924 - Mass Movements - Khilafat Movemet
The abolition of the Caliphate in 1924 affected the Indian movement by:
A. Removing its central objective
B. Granting all its demands
C. Restoring the Ottoman Empire
D. Creating the Muslim League
Correct Answer: A
Once Turkey itself abolished the office, a campaign to preserve it could no longer continue in its original form.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1919-1924 - Mass Movements - Khilafat Movemet
The Turkish Grand National Assembly abolished the Caliphate on:
A. 1 November 1922
B. 10 August 1920
C. 24 July 1923
D. 3 March 1924
Correct Answer: D
The abolition removed the institution that had been the central object of the Indian Khilafat campaign.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1919-1924 - Mass Movements - Khilafat Movemet
Who became the last Ottoman Caliph after the Sultanate was abolished?
A. Mehmed VI as Sultan
B. Muhammad Ali Jauhar
C. Abdulmejid II
D. Maulana Abdul Bari
Correct Answer: C
Abdulmejid II retained the religious title of Caliph until the office itself was abolished.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1919-1924 - Mass Movements - Khilafat Movemet
The Republic of Turkey was proclaimed on:
A. 23 March 1940
B. 29 October 1923
C. 3 March 1924
D. 13 April 1919
Correct Answer: B
The Turkish Republic was proclaimed with Mustafa Kemal as its first president.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1919-1924 - Mass Movements - Khilafat Movemet
The Treaty of Lausanne was signed on:
A. 24 July 1923
B. 17 October 1919
C. 1 August 1920
D. 29 October 1923
Correct Answer: A
The Lausanne peace instruments were signed on 24 July 1923.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1919-1924 - Mass Movements - Khilafat Movemet
The Treaty that replaced the unimplemented Treaty of Sèvres and recognized the new Turkish settlement was:
A. Treaty of Versailles
B. Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
C. Treaty of Tashkent
D. Treaty of Lausanne
Correct Answer: D
The Turkish nationalist victory produced a new peace settlement at Lausanne.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1919-1924 - Mass Movements - Khilafat Movemet
Who was the last Ottoman Sultan?
A. Abdulmejid II
B. Mustafa Kemal
C. Mehmed VI
D. İsmet İnönü
Correct Answer: C
Mehmed VI was the final Ottoman Sultan before the abolition of the Sultanate in 1922.