MCQ Answer
A. He was the first modern leader to declare that Hindus and Muslims constitute two distinct nations with divergent cultural and political interests
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Explanation
Particularly after the Hindi-Urdu controversy of 1867, Sir Syed systematically posited that Hindus and Muslims are two separate nations with distinct religious, cultural, and educational dynamics, laying the intellectual bedrock for the Pakistan Movement.
B. He drafted the Lahore Resolution of 1940
C. He proposed the name 'Pakistan' in a pamphlet in 1933
D. He led the Simla Delegation to Lord Minto
Correct Answer
He was the first modern leader to declare that Hindus and Muslims constitute two distinct nations with divergent cultural and political interests