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GK/Pakistan Affairs

What was the name of the agreement signed between India and Pakistan in 1948, establishing a ceasefire in the war over Kashmir?

A. Shimla Agreement
B. Tashkent Agreement
C. Karachi Agreement
D. Lahore Agreement

Which leader is known for the famous phrase "You are free to go to your temples, you are free to go to your mosques" in his inaugural address to the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan?

A. Liaquat Ali Khan
B. Muhammad Ali Jinnah
C. Khawaja Nazimuddin
D. Iskander Mirza

Which language was chosen as the official language of Pakistan in 1947?

A. English
B. Urdu
C. Punjabi
D. Sindhi

What was the administrative capital of Pakistan before the construction of Islamabad?

A. Karachi
B. Lahore
C. Rawalpindi
D. Quetta

Who became Pakistan's first Prime Minister after the death of Muhammad Ali Jinnah?

A. Liaquat Ali Khan
B. Khawaja Nazimuddin
C. Iskander Mirza
D. Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy

What was the name of the princely state whose accession to either India or Pakistan became a contentious issue during the partition?

A. Hyderabad
B. Jammu and Kashmir
C. Junagadh
D. Mysore

In which city did the All India Muslim League pass the Pakistan Resolution?

A. Karachi
B. Lahore
C. Islamabad
D. Dhaka

What was the outcome of the first war between India and Pakistan in 1947-48?

A. Status quo maintained
B. Ceasefire and establishment of the Line of Control
C. India's victory
D. Pakistan's victory

Which region became a part of Pakistan after a controversial referendum in 1947?

A. Kashmir
B. Sindh
C. Baluchistan
D. North-West Frontier Province (NWFP)

The famous resolution for the creation of Pakistan was presented during which annual session of the All India Muslim League?

A. 1939
B. 1940
C. 1942
D. 1943

Who served as the first Governor-General of Pakistan?

A. Allama Iqbal
B. Liaquat Ali Khan
C. Muhammad Ali Jinnah
D. Lord Mountbatten

What was the original name of Pakistan's first constitution, adopted in 1956?

A. Islamic Republic Act
B. The Constitution of Pakistan
C. Lahore Declaration
D. Independence Charter

Which region witnessed intense communal riots and mass migrations during the partition?

A. Punjab
B. Bengal
C. Both Punjab and Bengal
D. Uttar Pradesh

What event marked the formal transfer of power from British rule to the newly formed dominions of India and Pakistan?

A. Independence Day
B. Midnight of August 14-15, 1947
C. Lahore Resolution
D. Partition Day

The Radcliffe Line demarcated the boundary between India and Pakistan. Who was the British lawyer responsible for drawing this line?

A. Clement Attlee
B. Sir Cyril Radcliffe
C. Winston Churchill
D. Louis Mountbatten

Who was known as the "Spiritual Father of Pakistan"?

A. Muhammad Ali Jinnah
B. Allama Iqbal
C. Liaquat Ali Khan
D. Chaudhary Rahmat Ali

What was the main purpose of the Pakistan Resolution passed in 1940?

A. Independence from British rule
B. Creation of a separate Muslim state
C. Reformation of the Indian National Congress
D. Abolition of the feudal system

The Indian National Congress, under the leadership of Jawaharlal Nehru, accepted the Mountbatten Plan for the partition of India in which year?

A. 1946
B. 1947
C. 1947
D. 1948

What was the name of the viceroy of India during the partition in 1947?

A. Lord Mountbatten
B. Lord Wavell
C. Lord Louis Mountbatten
D. Lord Irwin

In which year did the All India Muslim League pass the Lahore Resolution?

A. 1935
B. 1940
C. 1947
D. 1943

Who was the founder of Pakistan?

A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. Liaquat Ali Khan
C. Muhammad Ali Jinnah
D. Allama Iqbal

Who was the first President of the Indian National Congress?

A. Dadabhai Naoroji
B. Womesh Chunder Bonnerjee
C. A.O. Hume
D. Gopal Krishna Gokhale

The Swadeshi Movement, which began in 1905, was a response to which controversial British policy?

A. Partition of Bengal
B. Rowlatt Act
C. Jallianwala Bagh massacre
D. Simon Commission

The Government of India Act of 1935 introduced provincial autonomy in British India. Which of the following provinces did not have autonomy under this act?

A. Bengal
B. Punjab
C. Assam
D. Northwest Frontier Province

Which Indian leader was known as the "Frontier Gandhi" for his efforts in promoting non-violence among the Pashtuns?

A. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
B. Subhas Chandra Bose
C. Jawaharlal Nehru
D. Sardar Patel