Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1906 - Muslim Political Awakening - Muslim League
In which province did Congress refuse a coalition with the Muslim League unless League legislators accepted Congress discipline?
A. United Provinces
B. Sindh
C. Punjab
D. Bengal
Correct Answer: A
The failed coalition negotiations in the United Provinces deeply influenced Jinnah's assessment of Congress intentions.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1906 - Muslim Political Awakening - Muslim League
A commonly cited figure for Muslim seats won by the League in the 1937 provincial elections is:
A. 30 out of 30
B. 109 out of 482
C. 425 out of 496
D. 90 out of 102
Correct Answer: B
The League is commonly credited with winning about 109 of the 482 Muslim seats in the 1937 provincial contests.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1906 - Muslim Political Awakening - Muslim League
The Muslim League's performance in the 1937 provincial elections was generally:
A. Overwhelmingly successful everywhere
B. Weak, especially in Muslim-majority provinces
C. Uncontested
D. Enough to form all provincial governments
Correct Answer: B
The League won only a minority of Muslim seats and initially lacked strong provincial organization.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1906 - Muslim Political Awakening - Muslim League
Provincial elections under the Government of India Act 1935 were held in:
A. 1935
B. 1937
C. 1939
D. 1940
Correct Answer: B
The first provincial elections under the new constitutional framework were held in early 1937.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1906 - Muslim Political Awakening - Muslim League
The principal English-language newspaper closely associated with the Muslim League and Jinnah was:
A. Dawn
B. The Hindu
C. Kesari
D. Young India
Correct Answer: A
Dawn became a major English-language organ for presenting the League's political case.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1906 - Muslim Political Awakening - Muslim League
Liaquat Ali Khan became an important organizational partner of Jinnah and served the League as:
A. Honorary General Secretary
B. Viceroy
C. Governor of Bengal
D. President of Congress
Correct Answer: A
Liaquat Ali Khan played a central role in party organization and served as the League's honorary general secretary.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1906 - Muslim Political Awakening - Muslim League
To contest elections under the 1935 Act, Jinnah established the Muslim League's:
A. Central Parliamentary Board
B. Planning Commission
C. Federal Court
D. National Guard first
Correct Answer: A
The Central Parliamentary Board selected and supported League candidates for the forthcoming elections.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1906 - Muslim Political Awakening - Muslim League
The federal part of the Government of India Act 1935:
A. Was fully implemented immediately
B. Was never brought into operation
C. Created Pakistan in 1935
D. Abolished provincial governments
Correct Answer: B
The proposed all-India federation did not come into operation because the required princely-state participation was not secured.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1906 - Muslim Political Awakening - Muslim League
The Government of India Act 1935 introduced:
A. Provincial autonomy
B. Complete independence
C. A presidential system
D. Universal adult franchise
Correct Answer: A
The Act provided provincial autonomy and became the framework for the 1937 provincial elections.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1906 - Muslim Political Awakening - Muslim League
Which leader repeatedly urged Jinnah through correspondence to guide Muslim politics in India?
A. Allama Iqbal
B. Mahatma Gandhi
C. Lord Linlithgow
D. Subhas Chandra Bose
Correct Answer: A
Iqbal's letters stressed the need for strong Muslim leadership and a political future for Muslim-majority regions.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1906 - Muslim Political Awakening - Muslim League
Jinnah returned to active Indian politics and reorganized the Muslim League in:
A. 1934
B. 1937
C. 1940
D. 1946
Correct Answer: A
In 1934 Jinnah returned to lead and reorganize Muslim politics at the all-India level.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1906 - Muslim Political Awakening - Muslim League
After the Round Table Conferences, Jinnah remained in England for several years mainly because of:
A. Political frustration in India
B. Appointment as Viceroy
C. Military service
D. Opposition to legal practice
Correct Answer: A
Disunity among Indian political groups and failure of constitutional compromise led Jinnah to stay in London temporarily.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1906 - Muslim Political Awakening - Muslim League
Muhammad Ali Jinnah participated in the first two:
A. Simla Conferences
B. Round Table Conferences
C. Cripps Missions
D. Cabinet Missions
Correct Answer: B
Jinnah attended the First and Second Round Table Conferences and argued for constitutional safeguards.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1906 - Muslim Political Awakening - Muslim League
The Round Table Conferences on India's constitutional future were held in:
A. Paris
B. London
C. Delhi
D. Geneva
Correct Answer: B
Three Round Table Conferences were held in London between 1930 and 1932.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1906 - Muslim Political Awakening - Muslim League
Iqbal's Allahabad Address is significant because it:
A. Rejected Muslim political identity
B. Provided an intellectual direction toward Muslim statehood
C. Supported a unitary Hindu-majority state
D. Ended the League
Correct Answer: B
It articulated the political consolidation of Muslim-majority areas and became an important ideological milestone.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1906 - Muslim Political Awakening - Muslim League
Which province was included in Iqbal's proposed north-western Muslim unit?
A. Madras
B. Sindh
C. Orissa
D. Bihar
Correct Answer: B
Sindh was one of the provinces identified in Iqbal's vision along with Punjab, NWFP and Baluchistan.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1906 - Muslim Political Awakening - Muslim League
The Allahabad Address proposed the consolidation of Muslim-majority provinces in:
A. North-western India
B. Southern India
C. Central India only
D. Burma
Correct Answer: A
Iqbal envisaged the consolidation of Punjab, NWFP, Sindh and Baluchistan into a self-governing Muslim unit.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1906 - Muslim Political Awakening - Muslim League
Iqbal delivered the Allahabad Address as president of the annual session of the:
A. Indian National Congress
B. All-India Muslim League
C. Unionist Party
D. Khilafat Committee
Correct Answer: B
The address was delivered at the Muslim League's Allahabad session.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1906 - Muslim Political Awakening - Muslim League
Allama Muhammad Iqbal delivered his Allahabad Address in:
A. 1927
B. 1929
C. 1930
D. 1933
Correct Answer: C
Iqbal delivered his presidential address to the Muslim League at Allahabad in December 1930.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1906 - Muslim Political Awakening - Muslim League
The Fourteen Points demanded full religious liberty for:
A. Muslims only
B. All communities
C. Europeans only
D. Princely rulers only
Correct Answer: B
They protected freedom of belief, worship, observance, association and education for every community.