All Free Pakistan Studies MCQs with Answers

641. "The Millat and Menace of Indianism" is written by_______________?

• A. Muhammad Ali
• B. Ch. Rehmat Ali
• C. Shaukat Ali
• D. None of these

Explanation: Chaudhry Rehmat Ali wrote The Millat and Menace of Indianism as part of his campaign for a separate Muslim homeland. Muhammad Ali and Shaukat Ali were prominent Khilafat leaders but did not write this work.

642. Who was the main architect of the joint session meeting of Congress and Muslim League in Lucknow in 1916?

• A. Allama Muhammad Iqbal
• B. Shibli Nomani
• C. Muhammad Ali Jinnah
• D. Zafar Ali Khan

Explanation: Muhammad Ali Jinnah played the central organising role in bringing the Congress and Muslim League together at Lucknow in 1916. The cooperation produced the Lucknow Pact, which is why Jinnah is often called its chief architect.

643. Who was the main Architect of the joint meeting of congress and League in Lucknow in 1916?

• A. Zafar Ali Khan
• B. Muhammad Ali Jinnah
• C. Allama Muhammad Iqbal
• D. None of these

Explanation: Muhammad Ali Jinnah played the central role in bringing the Muslim League and Congress together at Lucknow in 1916. The resulting Lucknow Pact is therefore closely associated with his constitutional negotiation and leadership.

644. Where did annual session of Muslim League hold in 1915, before Lucknow Pact?

• A. Mumbai
• B. Lahore
• C. Kanpur
• D. Dhaka

Explanation: The Muslim League held its 1915 annual session in Bombay, where growing League-Congress cooperation helped prepare the ground for the Lucknow Pact of 1916. The pact itself was signed at Lucknow, not at the 1915 session.

645. The Lucknow Pact between the Indian National congress and Muslim league was signed in________?

• A. 1900
• B. 1906
• C. 1916
• D. 1930

Explanation: The Lucknow Pact was signed in 1916 between the Indian National Congress and the All-India Muslim League. It is especially remembered for Congress’s acceptance of separate electorates for Muslims.

646. Quaid-e-Azam met M.K Gandhi for the first time in 1916 at__________?

• A. Delhi
• B. Bombay
• C. Calcutta
• D. Lucknow

Explanation: Jinnah first met Gandhi at the 1916 Congress-League session in Lucknow, the same session associated with the Lucknow Pact.

647. By whom Quid e Azam was titled "Ambassador of Hindu-Muslim Unity?

• A. Muhammad Shafi
• B. Mrs. Soronji Naidu
• C. Abdul Kalam Azad
• D. Allama Iqbal

Explanation: Sarojini Naidu called Jinnah the “Ambassador of Hindu-Muslim Unity” because of his efforts to bring the Muslim League and Congress together, especially around the Lucknow Pact of 1916. The option misspells her name as “Soronji,” but it clearly refers to Sarojini Naidu.

648. When Quaid-e-Azam met M.K Gandhi for the first time?

• A. 1910
• B. 1912
• C. 1913
• D. 1916

Explanation: Quaid-e-Azam and Gandhi first met in the political context of the 1916 Lucknow session, when Congress and the Muslim League reached the Lucknow Pact. This meeting is commonly used as the answer in Pakistan Studies examinations.

649. The elections should be held on the basis of general adult franchise. This demand was made in____________?

• A. Minto - Morley Reforms, 1909
• B. Lucknow pact
• C. Cripps Mission
• D. Gandhi - Irwin Pact

Explanation: The Lucknow Pact of 1916 supported expansion of elected legislatures and elections on the basis of adult franchise. The Minto-Morley Reforms introduced separate electorates but did not establish general adult franchise.

650. The industrial sector of Pakistan contributes _____ % towards national GDP.

• A. 18.20
• B. 19.50
• C. 20.30
• D. 21.10

Explanation: The industrial sector’s reported contribution to Pakistan’s GDP in this data set was 20.30%. Industry covers manufacturing, mining and quarrying, construction, and electricity and gas distribution.