Which leaders seconded the Lahore Resolution at the All-India Muslim League session in 1940?
A) Muhammad Iqbal, Jinnah, and Sir Shah Nawaz Khan
B) Chaudhary Khaliq ul Zaman, Maulana Zafar Ali Khan, and Sir Abdullah Haroon
C) Gandhi, Nehru, and Maulana Azad
D) British Viceroy and Governors of Indian states
What did Hindu newspapers ironically term the Lahore Resolution?
A) Resolution for Indian Unity
B) Resolution for Muslim Autonomy
C) Pakistan Resolution
D) Lahore Accord
What was the actual day when the Lahore Resolution was passed?
A) March 22
B) March 23
C) March 24
D) March 25
How did the Hindu community react to the demand for Pakistan?
A) They supported it wholeheartedly
B) They denounced it as “anti-national”
C) They remained neutral
D) They proposed a referendum for the decision
Why were the British hostile to the Muslim demand for Pakistan?
A) They supported the idea of a separate Muslim state
B) They feared losing control over India
C) They were indifferent to Indian politics
D) They believed in a united India under their rule
Who emphasized that Muslims were a separate nation according to any definition of nationhood?
A) Muhammad Iqbal
B) Jinnah
C) AK. Fazal-ul-Haq
D) Chaudhry Khaliq ul Zaman
What event significantly changed the demand of the Muslims from “Separate Electorates” to a “Separate State”?
A) The Day of Deliverance
B) The Lahore Resolution
C) The All-India Muslim League’s annual session
D) The Khaksar Tragedy
Who led the Muslims of the sub-continent in their struggle for an independent state?
A) Gandhi
B) Jinnah
C) Nehru
D) British Viceroy
What did the Lahore Resolution set as the ultimate goal for Muslims?
A) Economic prosperity
B) Cultural revival
C) Establishment of a separate Muslim state
D) Integration with Hindu society
What was the primary demand of the Quit India Movement initiated by Mohandas Gandhi in 1942?
A) Immediate partition of India
B) Total co-operation with the British government
C) Withdrawal of the British from India
D) Increased representation of Indians in the Viceroy’s Council
How did the British respond to the Quit India Movement led by the Congress Party?
A) Immediate negotiations for independence
B) Supporting the movement for Indian self-governance
C) Mass arrests of Congress leaders and demonstrators
D) Offering immediate independence after the war
Who opposed the Quit India Movement and cooperated with the British, gaining new members and support?
A) Communist Party of India
B) Muslim League
C) Indian National Army
D) Hindu Mahasabha
Which leader’s opposition to the Quit India Movement resulted in large numbers of Muslims cooperating with the British?
A) Mohandas Gandhi
B) Jawaharlal Nehru
C) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
D) Subhas Chandra Bose
What was the impact of the Quit India Movement at the regional level?
A) Limited impact, especially in major provinces
B) Regional success in various areas like Satara, Talcher, and Midnapore
C) Overwhelming support from all princely states
D) High success rate in establishing direct governance in major cities
What region notably contributed to the Quit India Movement due to its ‘baharvatiya’ tradition?
A) Punjab
B) Saurashtra
C) Bengal
D) Rajasthan
What did the British do in response to the intensification of the Quit India Movement?
A) Offered negotiations for Indian independence
B) Released all Congress leaders from prison
C) Inflicted mass detentions, fines, and public floggings
D) Proposed to evacuate major Congress leaders out of India
Who presided over the All-India Congress Committee (AICC) session and hoisted the flag after the arrest of major leaders during the Quit India Movement?
A) Jawaharlal Nehru
B) Aruna Asaf Ali
C) Mohandas Gandhi
D) Subhas Chandra Bose
What did Mohandas Gandhi do after his release in 1944 regarding the Quit India Movement?
A) He continued his resistance and went on a 21-day fast
B) He withdrew from political activities
C) He fled to South Africa
D) He joined the British government
Who wrote in Harijan on April 6, 1940, expressing bafflement over the Muslim League’s actions in Lahore?
A) Rajagopalachari
B) Lord Wavell
C) Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
D) Allama Inayatullah Khan Mashriqi
Why did C. Rajagopalachari resign from the Congress?
A) Disagreement with the Lahore Resolution
B) Opposition to Hindu-Muslim reconciliation
C) Advocating for the acceptance of partition
D) Approval of the Two Nations theory
On which date did Rajagopalachari address a small gathering in the Madras legislature, recommending the acceptance of partition in principle?
A) April 23, 1942
B) May 2, 1942
C) July 9, 1944
D) September 27, 1944
What event led to Jinnah being invested with full powers to negotiate on behalf of the Muslim League?
A) Allama Inayatullah Khan Mashriqi’s request
B) Gandhi’s proposal for talks
C) Lahore Resolution approval
D) Rajaji’s resignation
What was Lord Wavell’s opinion about the Gandhi-Jinnah talks?
He was impressed by Gandhi’s leadership.
He expected better outcomes.
He believed it increased Jinnah’s prestige.
He saw it as a step towards unity.
What did Jinnah claim Gandhi’s apparent purpose was during the talks?
To discredit the Muslim League
To find a middle ground
To genuinely seek unity
To impose Hindu ideologies
Who gained increased leadership prestige after the breakdown of talks?
A) Gandhi
B) Congress
C) Allama Inayatullah Khan Mashriqi
D) Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah
Gandhi – Jinnah talks of 1944 failed due to
A) Opposition by the Khaksars
B) Red Shirts
C) The Ahrar
D) Two – Nation Theory
Lord Wavell offered a scheme for the settlement of the future political problems of India which is known as__________.
A) Wavell ideology
B) Wavell direction
C) Wavell plan
D) None of theses
Who replaced Lord Linlithgow as the Viceroy of India in October 1943?
A) Lord Amery
B) Lord Wavell
C) Lord Linlithgow
D) Lord Mountbatten
What was Lord Wavell’s primary objective upon assuming the role of Viceroy?
A) Implement immediate constitutional reforms
B) Seek assistance from Indian political parties in the war effort
C) Formulate a plan for Indian independence
D) Establish a council for British-Indian negotiations
When was the Wavell Plan officially presented to the public?
A) May 1945
B) June 14, 1945
C) June 25, 1945
D) October 1943
What did the Wavell Plan propose regarding the Viceroy’s Executive Council?