Free Pakistan Movement MCQs with Answers

321. How many Round Table Conferences were attended by Allama Iqbal ?

• A. 1
• B. 2
• C. 3
• D. None

Explanation: Allama Iqbal attended the Second and Third Round Table Conferences in London, held in 1931 and 1932. He did not attend the First Conference of 1930.

322. The Gandhi-irwin Pact was signed in___________?

• A. 1930
• B. 1932
• C. 1935
• D. 1931

Explanation: The Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed on 5 March 1931. It led Gandhi to attend the Second Round Table Conference in London, linking the pact with the 1930-32 constitutional negotiations.

323. The Round Table Conference III (1932) was fully covered by which one of the following Muslim owned Newspaper:_________?

• A. The Ehsan
• B. The Manshoor
• C. Al-Hilal, Comrade and Hamdard
• D. Zamindar

Explanation: The Lahore-based Muslim newspaper Zamindar provided extensive coverage of the Third Round Table Conference in 1932. It was an influential platform for Muslim political opinion during the constitutional negotiations.

324. Simon Commission was appointed by the British government in __________?

• A. September 1927
• B. October 1927
• C. November 1927
• D. December 1927

Explanation: The Simon Commission was appointed on 8 November 1927, so the correct month was November. It arrived in India in 1928 and was widely opposed because it had no Indian member.

325. Who represented Congress in 1st Round Table Conference?

• A. Gandhi
• B. Nehru
• C. Abul Kalam Azad
• D. Nobody represented Congress

Explanation: The Indian National Congress did not participate in the First Round Table Conference of 1930, so it had no representative there. Gandhi attended the Second Round Table Conference, not the first.

326. 1st round table conference on November 1930 was chaired by then British Prime Minister__________?

• A. Bonar Law
• B. Ramsay MacDonald
• C. Lloyd George
• D. Stanley Baldwin

Explanation: The First Round Table Conference was held in London from November 1930 to January 1931 under the chairmanship of British Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald. The other names were former or later British prime ministers, not the chairman of this conference.

327. When did Simla Conference held?

• A. 1944
• B. 1945
• C. 1956
• D. 1942

Explanation: The Simla Conference was held in June and July 1945 under Lord Wavell to discuss the formation of a representative Executive Council. It failed mainly because the Muslim League and Congress disagreed over Muslim representation.

328. "The future form of Government would be federal to be joined by provinces and Indian states." This principle was settled in__________?

• A. Nehru Report
• B. 1st Round Table Conference
• C. Simon Report
• D. Minto - Morley Reforms, 1909

Explanation: The First Round Table Conference accepted the idea of an all-India federation consisting of British Indian provinces and princely states. The Nehru Report proposed a different constitutional framework and was not the settlement referred to here.

329. The British Prime Minister Ramsay Macdonald announced the Communal Award in 1932 at the end of___________?

• A. First Round Table Conference
• B. Second Round Table Conference
• C. Third Round Table Conference
• D. None of these

Explanation: Ramsay MacDonald announced the Communal Award in August 1932 after the Second Round Table Conference, granting separate electorates and other representation arrangements. The First Conference had begun the discussions but did not produce the Award.

330. When the Simla conference under the presidentship of Lord Wavell was ended_______?

• A. June 14, 1945
• B. July 14, 1945
• C. August 14, 1945
• D. None of these

Explanation: The Simla Conference under Lord Wavell ran from 25 June to 14 July 1945 and ended without agreement over Muslim League representation. Therefore, the date was 14 July 1945.