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.Partition of Bengal took place in which year?

Easy
A 1901
B 1903
C 1905
D 1907
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Correct Answer: C

Lord Curzon partitioned Bengal in October 1905; it was annulled in 1911.

Q2.Partition of Bengal was annulled in which year?

Easy
A 1909
B 1910
C 1911
D 1912
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Correct Answer: C

The Partition of Bengal was annulled in December 1911 at the Delhi Durbar.

Q3.Who was the Viceroy at the time of Partition of Bengal?

Easy
A Lord Minto
B Lord Curzon
C Lord Hardinge
D Lord Ripon
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Correct Answer: B

Lord Curzon partitioned Bengal in 1905 for administrative convenience.

Q4.Swadeshi Movement was launched by Hindus against?

Medium
A Rowlatt Act
B Partition of Bengal
C Simon Commission
D Communal Award
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Correct Answer: B

Hindus launched the Swadeshi boycott movement against the 1905 Partition of Bengal.

Q5.The new province created by the Partition of Bengal was called?

Medium
A East Bengal
B East Bengal and Assam
C Bengal Presidency
D Assam
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Correct Answer: B

The 1905 partition created the province of East Bengal and Assam with Dhaka as capital.

Q6.Who was the first Muslim to demand Partition of Bengal be maintained?

Hard
A Nawab Saleemullah
B Aga Khan III
C Mohsin-ul-Mulk
D Fazlul Haq
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Correct Answer: A

Nawab Saleemullah of Dhaka strongly supported the 1905 partition, which benefited Bengali Muslims.

Q7.Delhi Durbar of 1911 announced, besides annulment of partition, the shifting of capital from Calcutta to?

Medium
A Bombay
B Madras
C Delhi
D Simla
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Correct Answer: C

King George V announced the transfer of the capital to Delhi in 1911.

Q8.The capital of the new province of East Bengal and Assam (1905) was?

Medium
A Calcutta
B Chittagong
C Dhaka
D Sylhet
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Correct Answer: C

Dhaka became the capital of the new Muslim-majority province.

Q9.When partition of Bengal was made by Lord Curzon?

Easy
A 16 Oct 1905
B 17 Oct 1905
C 18 Oct 1905
D None of these
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Correct Answer: A