In his 1930 Allahabad presidential address Iqbal formally envisaged a consolidated Muslim territory in north-western India, making him the earliest prominent articulator of the idea.
2
The Lahore Resolution (1940), adopted by the All-India Muslim League, formally called for:
The text of the Lahore Resolution spoke of independent states or autonomous units in Muslim-majority areas rather than naming a single state called Pakistan.
3
Which immediate factor is commonly identified as the spark for the Indian Rebellion of 1857?
The Ryotwari system assessed and collected revenue directly from individual cultivators (ryots), unlike the zamindari system which dealt with intermediaries.
The Lucknow Pact marked cooperation between Congress and the Muslim League and accepted Muslim demands for separate electorates and weightage in representation.
6
Which legislative act introduced provincial autonomy and a federal scheme in British India, forming the basis for provincial governments after 1937?
The Government of India Act 1935 provided for provincial autonomy and a framework for a federation, leading to provincial ministries after the 1937 elections.
7
Which principle did Pakistan's Objectives Resolution (1949) assert regarding sovereignty?
The Objectives Resolution declared that sovereignty belongs to Allah and that the people would exercise authority through state institutions while guiding law-making by Islamic principles.
8
The 1952 Language Movement in East Pakistan was primarily triggered by which government decision?
British colonial policies, competition from imports, and tax structures undermined indigenous handicrafts and led to deindustrialization of artisanal sectors.
