Free Pakistan Movement MCQs with Answers

331 Pakistan Movement MCQs from Pakistan Studies, each with the correct answer and a written explanation of why it is correct. Free and unlimited, with no account needed.

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71. When Urdu Language gets official status in subcontinent?

  • A. 1831
  • B. 1837
  • C. 1833
  • D. 1834

Explanation: Urdu received official status in the North-Western Provinces in 1837, when the British replaced Persian with English and regional languages for official work. The year 1831 is associated with the martyrdom of Syed Ahmad Shaheed, not Urdu’s official recognition.

Correct answer: 1837

72. What was the important element in the strength of the revolt of 1857?

  • A. leadership of nana sahib
  • B. leadership of rani of jhansi
  • C. support of bahadur shah
  • D. Hindu Muslim unity

Explanation: Hindu-Muslim unity gave the 1857 revolt its broadest social strength by bringing soldiers and local groups from both communities into resistance against British rule. The individual leaders listed were important, but none alone explains the revolt’s wider support.

Correct answer: Hindu Muslim unity

73. When Quaid e Azam left Congress?

  • A. 1913
  • B. 1915
  • C. 1920
  • D. 1918

Explanation: Jinnah left the Indian National Congress in 1920 after the Congress adopted Gandhi’s non-cooperation programme and increasingly mixed politics with mass religious mobilisation. He had joined the Congress in 1906 and the Muslim League in 1913.

Correct answer: 1920

74. When Liaqat Ali Khan became the secretary of All India Muslim League?

  • A. 1936
  • B. 1937
  • C. 1933
  • D. 1938

Explanation: Liaquat Ali Khan became secretary of the All-India Muslim League in 1936, helping reorganise it before the 1937 elections. The date is associated with the League's early phase of expansion under Jinnah's leadership.

Correct answer: 1936

75. Haji Shariat Ullah returned from Makkah in___________?

  • A. 1821
  • B. 1820
  • C. 1819
  • D. 1822

Explanation: Haji Shariatullah returned from Makkah to Bengal in 1820 and later founded the Faraizi Movement. His stay in Makkah had exposed him to reformist Islamic teachings that influenced this movement.

Correct answer: 1820

76. When Haji Shariat Ullah left Fridpur for Makkah?

  • A. 1801
  • B. 1802
  • C. 1799
  • D. 1800

Explanation: Haji Shariatullah left Faridpur for Makkah in 1799, beginning the long religious journey associated with his later reform work. He returned to Bengal in 1820.

Correct answer: 1799

77. Who gave the name to All India Muslim League?

  • A. Nawab Viqar ul Mulk
  • B. Sir Agha Khan
  • C. Nawab Saleem ullah Khan
  • D. Sir Muhammad Shafi

Explanation: Nawab Salimullah Khan of Dhaka proposed the name All-India Muslim League at the founding meeting in 1906. Nawab Viqar-ul-Mulk and Sir Agha Khan were major figures at the meeting, but they did not give the organisation this name.

Correct answer: Nawab Saleem ullah Khan

78. All India Muslim Students Federation was formed in 1937 by__________?

  • A. Sardar Abdul Rab Nishtar
  • B. Allama iqbal
  • C. Raja Sahib of Mehmudabad
  • D. Raja Ghazanfar Ali Khan

Explanation: The All-India Muslim Students Federation was formed in 1937 under the leadership of Raja Sahib of Mahmoodabad. It helped organise Muslim students politically during the later phase of the Pakistan Movement.

Correct answer: Raja Sahib of Mehmudabad

79. After Sir Agha Khan the next President of All India Muslim League was___________?

  • A. Viqar-ul-Mulk
  • B. Maulana Zafar Ali Khan
  • C. Raja Sahib of Muhammadabad
  • D. Mian Muhammad Shafi

Explanation: After Sir Aga Khan, Raja Sahib of Mahmudabad became president of the All-India Muslim League in 1913. Viqar-ul-Mulk and Mian Muhammad Shafi were important League leaders but did not occupy this immediate presidency.

Correct answer: Raja Sahib of Muhammadabad

80. Quaid-e-Azam resigned from membership of congress ?

  • A. 1913
  • B. 1916
  • C. 1920
  • D. 1922

Explanation: Jinnah resigned from the Indian National Congress in 1920 because he opposed Gandhi’s Non-Cooperation strategy and the mixing of constitutional politics with mass agitation.

Correct answer: 1920