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791

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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792

Who proposed the famous Fourteen Points in 1929?

  • AAllama Iqbal
  • BMuhammad Ali Jinnah
  • CLiaquat Ali Khan
  • DChaudhry Rahmat Ali
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Correct Answer: Option B β€” Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Explanation: Muhammad Ali Jinnah presented his Fourteen Points in 1929 in response to the Nehru Report, outlining key constitutional safeguards demanded by Muslims for any future government structure.
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793

The Khilafat Movement was launched in response to the treatment of which institution after World War I?

  • AMughal Empire
  • BOttoman Caliphate
  • CSafavid Empire
  • DAbbasid Caliphate
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Correct Answer: Option B β€” Ottoman Caliphate
Explanation: The Khilafat Movement emerged in 1919 to protest the harsh treatment of the Ottoman Caliphate by Allied powers after World War I, mobilizing Indian Muslims in a pan-Islamic cause.
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794

The Lucknow Pact of 1916 was an agreement between which two parties?

  • ACongress and British Government
  • BMuslim League and Congress
  • CMuslim League and British Government
  • DCongress and Khilafat Movement
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Correct Answer: Option B β€” Muslim League and Congress
Explanation: The Lucknow Pact of 1916 was a political agreement between the Indian National Congress and the All India Muslim League, addressing issues of separate electorates and minority representation.
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795

The All India Muslim League was founded in which year?

  • A1885
  • B1906
  • C1909
  • D1916
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Correct Answer: Option B β€” 1906
Explanation: The All India Muslim League was established in Dhaka in December 1906 to safeguard the political rights and interests of Muslims in British India.
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796

Who founded the Aligarh Movement to promote modern education among Muslims?

  • AAllama Iqbal
  • BSir Syed Ahmad Khan
  • CMuhammad Ali Jauhar
  • DHakim Ajmal Khan
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Correct Answer: Option B β€” Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
Explanation: Sir Syed Ahmad Khan founded the Aligarh Movement in the late nineteenth century, establishing the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College to promote modern Western education among Indian Muslims.
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797

Which body is responsible for the National Finance Commission Award in Pakistan?

  • ASupreme Court
  • BCouncil of Common Interests
  • CNational Finance Commission
  • DSenate
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Correct Answer: Option C β€” National Finance Commission
Explanation: The National Finance Commission determines the formula for distributing financial resources between the federal government and the provinces under the NFC Award, a key fiscal federalism mechanism.
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798

Which annual document, prepared before the federal budget, outlines Pakistan's economic performance?

  • AWhite Paper
  • BEconomic Survey of Pakistan
  • CFinance Bill
  • DAnnual Plan
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Correct Answer: Option B β€” Economic Survey of Pakistan
Explanation: The Economic Survey of Pakistan is published annually by the Ministry of Finance just before the federal budget, summarizing the country's economic performance across various sectors.
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799

Which Sufi poet is closely associated with Sindh and authored the 'Shah Jo Risalo'?

  • ASachal Sarmast
  • BShah Abdul Latif Bhittai
  • CBulleh Shah
  • DKhwaja Ghulam Farid
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Correct Answer: Option B β€” Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai
Explanation: Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai, an eighteenth-century Sufi poet of Sindh, composed the 'Shah Jo Risalo', a classical collection of Sindhi mystical poetry deeply rooted in local folklore.
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800

Which Sufi saint's shrine is located in Multan and is associated with the Suhrawardiyya order?

  • AData Ganj Bakhsh
  • BBahauddin Zakariya
  • CShah Abdul Latif Bhittai
  • DBaba Farid
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Correct Answer: Option B β€” Bahauddin Zakariya
Explanation: Bahauddin Zakariya, a renowned Sufi of the Suhrawardiyya order, established his spiritual center in Multan, which became a major hub of Islamic mysticism in the subcontinent.
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