On 8th June 1946, the Muslim League accepted the Cabinet Mission Plan, which proposed a federal structure for India with grouped provinces. The acceptance was tactical, as the League saw potential for Muslim autonomy within the plan’s framework.

Heer Ranjha by Waris Shah and Saif-ul-Muluk by Mian Muhammad Bakhsh are iconic works in Punjabi literature. These poetic narratives are celebrated for their romantic and mystical themes, deeply embedded in Punjab’s cultural heritage.

Sir Syed Ahmad Khan founded and edited Tehzib-ul-Akhlaq, a journal launched in 1870 to promote social and educational reforms among Indian Muslims. It played a key role in the Aligarh Movement, encouraging modern education and rational thought.

Muqaddama-e-Sher-o-Shairi is a critical work by Maulvi Muhammad Husain Azad, originally published as an introduction to poetry and poetics in Urdu literature. The title was mistakenly referred to as “Mosadis-i-Hali” in the OCR, likely confusing it with works associated with Altaf Hussain Hali.

Hindko is a major language spoken in Pakistan’s Northern Areas, particularly in regions like Hazara and parts of Gilgit-Baltistan. It is an Indo-Aryan language closely related to Punjabi and is widely used in social and cultural contexts in these areas.

The SCO Summit 2024 was hosted in Islamabad, Pakistan.

Family is the primary institution where children first learn moral values, so option a is correct.

The Progressive Writers' Movement promoted socially engaged literature, addressing class, oppression and colonialism, and favored realism over elitist aesthetics.

Asrar-i-Khudi is Iqbal's major philosophical poem that systematically presents his concept of the self (Khudi).

Biradari denotes kinship/clan networks that play a central role in social support and influence political and community relations in Pakistan.