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91

One Unit Scheme of 1955 merged the provinces of West Pakistan into a single administrative unit primarily to balance representation against which wing?

  • APunjab
  • BSindh
  • CEast Pakistan
  • DBalochistan
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Correct Answer: Option C β€” East Pakistan
Explanation: The One Unit Scheme merged all West Pakistan provinces into a single unit in 1955, largely intended to offset East Pakistan's numerical majority in national political representation.
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92

Pakistan joined SEATO and CENTO during which decade as part of its Cold War alignment?

  • A1940s
  • B1950s
  • C1960s
  • D1970s
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Correct Answer: Option B β€” 1950s
Explanation: During the 1950s, Pakistan joined Western-backed military alliances SEATO and CENTO, aligning itself with the United States during the Cold War in exchange for economic and military assistance.
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93

The United Nations passed resolutions on Kashmir primarily calling for which mechanism?

  • ABilateral negotiations only
  • BA plebiscite
  • CPermanent partition
  • DMilitary arbitration
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Correct Answer: Option B β€” A plebiscite
Explanation: UN Security Council resolutions on Kashmir, beginning in 1948, called for a plebiscite to determine the wishes of the Kashmiri people, though this has never been implemented.
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94

The princely state of Kashmir's accession dispute led to which immediate consequence in 1947-48?

  • AIndo-Pak War of 1947-48
  • BTashkent Declaration
  • CSimla Agreement
  • DIndus Waters Treaty
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Correct Answer: Option A β€” Indo-Pak War of 1947-48
Explanation: The disputed accession of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir triggered the first Indo-Pak war of 1947-48, resulting in a ceasefire line that still divides the region today.
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95

Who chaired the Boundary Commission that demarcated the borders between India and Pakistan in 1947?

  • ALord Mountbatten
  • BCyril Radcliffe
  • CStafford Cripps
  • DLord Wavell
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Correct Answer: Option B β€” Cyril Radcliffe
Explanation: Sir Cyril Radcliffe headed the Boundary Commission tasked with drawing the borders of Punjab and Bengal, a hurried process whose outcomes contributed to widespread communal violence during partition.
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96

The Direct Action Day called by the Muslim League occurred in which year?

  • A1945
  • B1946
  • C1947
  • D1948
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Correct Answer: Option B β€” 1946
Explanation: The Muslim League observed Direct Action Day on 16 August 1946 to press its demand for Pakistan, which led to communal violence, notably in Calcutta, intensifying the movement toward partition.
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97

The Cripps Mission of 1942 was sent by Britain mainly to secure what during World War II?

  • AIndian independence immediately
  • BIndian cooperation in the war effort
  • CPartition of India
  • DDissolution of princely states
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Correct Answer: Option B β€” Indian cooperation in the war effort
Explanation: The Cripps Mission was dispatched in 1942 to negotiate Indian political cooperation for the British war effort, offering future dominion status, but its proposals were rejected by major Indian parties.
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98

In the 1937 provincial elections, which party formed governments in most Muslim-majority provinces?

  • AMuslim League
  • BRegional and Congress-allied parties
  • CUnionist Party only
  • DKhilafat Committee
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Correct Answer: Option B β€” Regional and Congress-allied parties
Explanation: In the 1937 elections, the Muslim League performed poorly in Muslim-majority provinces, with regional parties and Congress-allied groups forming governments, a result that spurred Jinnah to reorganize the League.
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99

The Government of India Act of 1935 introduced which key feature?

  • AJoint electorate
  • BProvincial autonomy
  • CUnitary government
  • DDirect presidential rule
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Correct Answer: Option B β€” Provincial autonomy
Explanation: The Government of India Act 1935 introduced provincial autonomy, granting elected provincial governments greater authority, while also proposing an all-India federation that was never fully implemented.
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100

Who coined the term 'Pakistan' in 1933?

  • AAllama Iqbal
  • BChaudhry Rahmat Ali
  • CMuhammad Ali Jinnah
  • DLiaquat Ali Khan
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Correct Answer: Option B β€” Chaudhry Rahmat Ali
Explanation: Chaudhry Rahmat Ali coined the word 'Pakistan' in his 1933 pamphlet 'Now or Never', combining letters from Punjab, Afghania, Kashmir, Sindh, and Baluchistan to denote a separate Muslim state.
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