Free Pakistan Movement MCQs with Answers

231. 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.

232. 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.

233. The Nehru Report was published in ___________?

• A. April 1927
• B. August 1927
• C. April 1928
• D. August 1928Comparing Top University Degree Programs

Explanation: The Nehru Report was published in August 1928 after the committee headed by Motilal Nehru prepared its constitutional proposals. It provoked Muslim opposition and helped lead to Jinnah’s Fourteen Points.

234. On arrival of Simon Commission Muslim Leage was split into two groups. One was led by Muhammad Shafee group and other group was led by ___________?

• A. Allama Iqba
• B. Nawab waqar ul mulk
• C. Quaid Azam
• D. None of these

Explanation: The Muslim League split over the Simon Commission period into a Shafi faction and a faction led by Muhammad Ali Jinnah. Allama Iqbal was an important Muslim League leader but did not lead the second group in this split.

235. The people of India agitated against the arrival of Simon Commission because:

• A. Indians never wanted the review of the working of the Act of 1919
• B. Simon Commission recommended the abolition of Dyarchy (Diarchy) in the Provinces
• C. there was no Indian member in the Simon Commission
• D. the Simon Commission suggested the partition of the country

Explanation: The Simon Commission was opposed because all its members were British and it contained no Indian representative. This led to the slogan “Simon Go Back”; the commission did not propose partition.

236. Dehli Proposal was presented by Quaid e Azam in which year ?

• A. 1928
• B. 1927
• C. 1916
• D. None of these

Explanation: Jinnah presented the Delhi Proposals in 1927 to seek agreement on Muslim constitutional safeguards and joint electorates under certain conditions. The proposals preceded the Nehru Report of 1928.

237. Quaid-e-Azam presented his fourteen points in:

• A. 1946
• B. 1930
• C. 1929
• D. 1906

Explanation: Jinnah presented his Fourteen Points in 1929 as a constitutional response to the Nehru Report of 1928. They set out safeguards for Muslim political and constitutional rights.

238. Poona Pact was signed in?

• A. 1917
• B. 1924
• C. 1932
• D. 1920

Explanation: The Poona Pact was signed in 1932 between B. R. Ambedkar and Mahatma Gandhi over representation for the Depressed Classes. It replaced a separate-electorate arrangement with reserved seats in joint electorates.

239. When were the Delhi proposals presented?

• A. 1926
• B. 1928
• C. 1927
• D. 1925

Explanation: The Delhi Muslim Proposals were presented in 1927, mainly to explore a possible Hindu-Muslim constitutional settlement. Their failure to secure lasting agreement contributed to the later formulation of Jinnah’s Fourteen Points.

240. Quaid-e-Azam presented fourteen points to counter a move, which was that?

• A. Delhi proposals
• B. Nehru Report
• C. All of them
• D. Roulette Act

Explanation: Jinnah presented his Fourteen Points in 1929 as a response to the Nehru Report, which Muslims considered inadequate in protecting their political and constitutional rights. The Delhi Proposals were earlier Muslim demands, not the move being directly countered here.