Pakistan Movement (1857-1947)

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All War of Independence 1857 36 Sir Syed Ahmad Khan 12 Aligarh Movement 10 Partition of Bengal 9 Simla Deputation 6 Formation of All-India Muslim League 10 Lucknow Pact 4 Khilafat Movement 14 Nehru Report 8 Jinnah's Fourteen Points 4 Allahabad Address 3 Round Table Conferences 11 Government of India Act 1935 6 Provincial Elections 1937 9 Lahore Resolution 1940 13 Cripps Mission 4 Gandhi-Jinnah Talks 5 Cabinet Mission Plan 12 3 June Plan 6 Indian Independence Act 1947 6 Independence of Pakistan 174
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Q1.Concept of Diarchy was introduced in which act?

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A Government of India Act 1919
B Government of India Act 1935
C Government of India act 1861
D None of these
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Correct Answer: A

The concept of Diarchy (dual government) was introduced under the Government of India Act 1919.

Q2.When did the War of Independence take place?

Easy
A 1855
B 1856
C 1857
D 1858
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Correct Answer: C

The War of Independence (also called the Sepoy Mutiny) began in May 1857.

Q3.After the 1857 war, the British Crown took over India from?

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A Mughals
B East India Company
C Marathas
D Sikhs
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Correct Answer: B

The Government of India Act 1858 transferred power from the East India Company to the Crown.

Q4.Faraizi Movement was founded by?

Medium
A Syed Ahmad Barelvi
B Haji Shariatullah
C Shah Waliullah
D Titu Mir
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Correct Answer: B

Haji Shariatullah founded the Faraizi Movement in Bengal to revive Islamic practices.

Q5.Syed Ahmad Barelvi was martyred at Balakot in which year?

Medium
A 1829
B 1831
C 1833
D 1835
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Correct Answer: B

Syed Ahmad Shaheed was martyred fighting the Sikhs at Balakot on 6 May 1831.

Q6.Who was the last Mughal Emperor of India?

Easy
A Shah Alam II
B Bahadur Shah Zafar
C Akbar Shah II
D Aurangzeb
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Correct Answer: B

Bahadur Shah Zafar was exiled to Rangoon after the 1857 War of Independence.

Q7.Shah Waliullah translated the Holy Quran into which language?

Medium
A Urdu
B Persian
C Turkish
D Pashto
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Correct Answer: B

Shah Waliullah translated the Quran into Persian; his sons later translated it into Urdu.

Q8.After 1857, the British held which community mainly responsible?

Easy
A Hindus
B Muslims
C Sikhs
D Parsis
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Correct Answer: B

Muslims faced the brunt of British reprisals as the war was seen as a Muslim-led revolt.

Q9.Shah Waliullah was born in which year?

Hard
A 1703
B 1707
C 1710
D 1717
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Correct Answer: A

Shah Waliullah (1703-1762) led the 18th century Islamic revival in India.

Q10.The Battle of Buxar was fought in which year?

Hard
A 1757
B 1764
C 1772
D 1784
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Correct Answer: B

The British defeated the combined Mughal-Awadh-Bengal forces at Buxar in 1764.

Q11.The Battle of Plassey, beginning British rule in Bengal, was fought in?

Medium
A 1757
B 1761
C 1764
D 1770
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Correct Answer: A

Robert Clive defeated Siraj-ud-Daula at Plassey in June 1757.

Q12.The Doctrine of Lapse was introduced by?

Medium
A Lord Curzon
B Lord Dalhousie
C Lord Canning
D Lord Ripon
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Correct Answer: B

Dalhousie's Doctrine of Lapse annexed states without male heirs.

Q13.The immediate cause of the 1857 uprising was?

Easy
A Taxes
B Greased cartridges
C Doctrine of Lapse
D Trade policy
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Correct Answer: B

Cartridges greased with cow and pig fat offended both Hindu and Muslim sepoys.

Q14.The word "Sepoy" in the 1857 context refers to?

Easy
A British officers
B Indian soldiers in British army
C Merchants
D Farmers
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Correct Answer: B

Sepoys were Indian soldiers; greased cartridges sparked their revolt in 1857.

Q15.Tipu Sultan was martyred defending Seringapatam in?

Medium
A 1792
B 1799
C 1803
D 1806
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Correct Answer: B

Tipu Sultan, the Tiger of Mysore, fell in May 1799.

Q16.Titu Mir led a resistance movement in?

Hard
A Punjab
B Bengal
C Sindh
D Delhi
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Correct Answer: B

Titu Mir built a bamboo fort and resisted British-backed landlords in Bengal (1831).

Q17.Ahmad Shah Abdali defeated the Marathas at which battle?

Medium
A Panipat 1526
B Third Battle of Panipat 1761
C Plassey
D Buxar
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Correct Answer: B

Abdali crushed the Marathas at the Third Battle of Panipat in 1761.

Q18.Din-e-Ilahi was introduced by which Mughal emperor?

Medium
A Babur
B Humayun
C Akbar
D Jahangir
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Correct Answer: C

Akbar propounded Din-e-Ilahi in 1582, opposed by Mujaddid Alf Sani.

Q19.Fatawa-e-Alamgiri was compiled under which emperor?

Medium
A Akbar
B Shah Jahan
C Aurangzeb
D Bahadur Shah
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Correct Answer: C

Aurangzeb commissioned this comprehensive compilation of Islamic law.

Q20.Mahmud of Ghazni invaded India how many times?

Medium
A 7
B 12
C 17
D 21
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Correct Answer: C

Mahmud Ghaznavi launched 17 invasions between 1000 and 1027 AD.