MCQ Bank
What was the main purpose of the East India Company’s arrival in the Subcontinent?
- A) To promote tourism
- B) To occupy territory through military conquest
- C) To establish trade relations
- D) To spread Christianity
Why did the British government cancel the partition of Bengal in 1911?
- A) To appease the leaders of the Indian National Congress
- B) To make a new policy about Bengal
- C) To avoid any trouble during the visit of King George V
- D) To give political rights to Muslims of India
Who first introduced the term 'Two Nation Theory'?
- A) Allama Iqbal
- B) Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
- C) Liaquat Ali Khan
- D) Quaid-i-Azam
Which of the following political parties was NOT in favour of the partition of Bengal?
- A) All India Muslim League
- B) Indian National Congress
- C) Unionist Party
- D) Awami League
What was the main goal of the formation of the Muhammadan Defence Association?
- A) To demand immediate independence from British rule
- B) To promote Hindu-Muslim unity
- C) To spread western education among all Indians
- D) To protect the political rights of Indian Muslims
Why did the British conquer the Muslim rulers?
- A) Small Muslim armies
- B) Support from the Ottoman Empire
- C) Weak leadership
- D) Technological military superiority
Which Muslim leader opposed the Two-Nation Theory?
- A) Quaid-e-Azam
- B) Liaquat Ali Khan
- C) Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad
- D) Allama Iqbal
On which issue did Quaid-e-Azam disagree with Gandhi, leading to his departure from the Indian National Congress?
- A) On the issue of Hindu-Muslim unity
- B) On the demand for Separate Electorates
- C) On the use of extra-constitutional means
- D) On the issue of seats in Assembly
In which year was Sir Syed Ahmed Khan born?
- A) 1827
- B) 1807
- C) 1817
- D) 1837
Who abrogated the 1962 Constitution?
- A) General Zia
- B) Yahya Khan
- C) Z.A. Bhutto
- D) Liaquat Ali Khan
How many states does the U.S. Senate represent?
- A) 25
- B) 30
- C) 55
- D) 50
Who appointed the Chairman of the Planning Commission and FPSC under Ayub Khan’s rule?
- A) Commissioners
- B) President
- C) National Assembly
- D) Governors
How many members were there in the Basic Democracies at its beginning?
- A) 100,000
- B) 120,000
- C) 60,000
- D) 80,000
Who was the last independent Nawab of Bengal?
- A) Mir Saif Ur Rehman
- B) Siraj-ud-Daulah
- C) Liaquat Ali Khan
- D) Bahawal Khan
Which neighbouring country has created water problems for Pakistan since 1947 by controlling river flows?
- A) Afghanistan
- B) India
- C) Iran
- D) Bangladesh
Who appointed the cabinet members under Ayub Khan?
- A) Senate
- B) Governors
- C) National Assembly
- D) President
Which form of government was adopted in the 1956 Constitution?
- A) Presidential
- B) Parliamentary
- C) Monarchical
- D) Dictatorial
Which community was in majority in East Bengal?
- A) Buddhists
- B) Muslims
- C) Hindus
- D) Sikhs
In which year did Pakistan hold its first general elections after independence?
- A) 1970
- B) 1969
- C) 1965
- D) 1971
When did the Battle of Plassey take place?
- A) 1757
- B) 1857
- C) 1756
- D) 1758