1 Which Viceroy tenure is longest in the Sub-continent? Lord Linlithgow 2 What are the names of Khairi Brothers? Dr. Abdul Jabbar Khairi and Prof. Abdul Sattar Khairi 3 Who commented about Cripps Mission as A post-dated cheque on a failing bank? Gandhi 4 When Gandhi wrote to Jinnah for a one-on-one meeting? 17 July 1944 5 Gandhi and Jinnah meetings are called Gandhi-Jinnah Talks 6 Gandhi-Jinnah Talks began on 19 September 1944 7 Gandhi-Jinnah Talks ended on 24 September 1944 8 Gandhi-Jinnah Talks were held in Bombay 9 Gandhi-Jinnah Talks were sometimes held directly and sometimes through Correspondence 10 Lord Wavell came to India as Viceroy in March 1943 11 Simla Conference began on 24 July 1945 12 Simla Conference ended on 14 July 1945 13 General elections were announced by Viceroy Lord Wavell on 21 August 1945 14 Who used called The show-boy of Congress? Abul Kalam Azad 15 Who was the first who called Muhammad Ali Jinnah Quaid-i- Azam? Mian Feroz-ud-Din Ahmad (According to some other historians it was Mazhar-ud-Din) 16 When Jinnah was called Quaidi-Azam for the first time? 1938 17 The British Government headed by the Prime Minister Lord Attlee
announced Cabinet Mission on February 19, 1946 18 Lord Pethick Lawrence, Sir Stafford Cripps and Mr. A. V. Alexander were the memebrs of which Mission? Cabinet Mission 19 Who was Pethick Lawrence? Secretary of State for India 20 Who was Sir Stafford Cripps? Member of Legislative Council 21 Who was Mr. A. V. Alexander? Secretary of State 22 Who said that We acknowledge the Hindu majority of India, but the Muslims are a separate nation and they must have the right of selfdetermination? 23 When the Cabinet Mission arrived in India? 24 March 1946 24 On the arrival of the Cabinet Mission who tried to remove the misgivings created in the minds of the Muslims by the Mr. Attlee illadvised remarks? Viceroy of India 25 Which Muslim leader made it clear to the Cabinet Mission that the Muslim majority areas should be grouped together to make a sovereign and independent state? 26 When Cabinet Mission announced its plan? 16 May 1946 27 Under the Cabinet Mission Compromise formula was to remain united and the right of selfdetermination was apparently conceded to the Muslims 28 Where the Cabinet Mission arranged a Joint Conference? Simla 29 Which political party of India insisted on the Single Constituent Assembly to make the constitution for an All India Federal Government?
Congress 30 When Muslim League proposed to the Cabinet Mission that the constitution making bodies, one for six provinces in Pakistan and the other for six Hindu provinces be set up? April 9, 1946 31 What was the reaction of Congress when Muslim League withdrew acceptance of the Cabinet Mission plan? It accepted the plan 32 When the Cabinet Mission and the Viceroy published a statement containing their own solution of the constitutional problem? 16 May, 1946 33 The points suggested by the Cabinet Mission were discussed at the conference from 9 May to 11 May 1946 34 Which Congress leader criticized the Cabinet Mission s Plan? Gandhi 35 Which Indian leader maintained that the Cabinet Mission s Plan was an appeal and an advice and that the Constituent Assembly as, a sovereign body, could vary the plan? Gandhi 36 When Congress working committee demanded transfer of power to Hindu dominated legislature? 24 May 1946 37 Muslim League decided to celebrate Direct Action Day on 16 August 1946 38 When Muslim League decided to accept the Plan of the Cabinet Mission? June 6, 1946 39 The book Dive and Quit is written by Penderel Moor 40 In which book Penderel Moor has written that Jinnah s acceptance of the scheme had been fairly prompt and was
certainly genuine? Divide and Quit 41 Who declare in the British parliament that India would be free by 20 February 1948? Lord Attlee 42 Who was the last Viceroy of India? Lord Mountbatten 43 Who replaced Lord Wavell? Lord Mountbatten 44 Lord Mountbatten came charged with the mission to make peaceful transfer of power from British to Indian Hands by June 1947 45 When Quaid-e-Azam reached Karachi? 7 August 1947 46 Who was known as Sarhadi Gandhi? Khan Abdulghafar Khan 47 Justice Deen Muhammad and Justice Muhammad Munir, on behalf of Pakistan, were the members of the boundary commission of Punjab 48 How many total members of the Punjab Boundary Commission including Chairman? Five 49 Who had worked out a partition plan by the middle of April 1947? Lord Mountbatten 50 When working committee of Congress gave its acceptance of the Partition Plan? May 1 1947 You May Also Like: Pakistan Affairs MCQs Part VII 51 When Partition Plan was issued? June 3 1947 52 Partition Plan is known as 53 Which Plan provided that the legislatures of the Punjab and Bengal shall decide whether the provinces should be divided or not?
54 Which plan provided that referendum shall be held in N.W.F.P? 55 Which plan provided that states shall be free and independent to join one or the other country? 56 Which Plan provided that a Boundary Commission shall be set up after partition which will determine the boundaries of the two countries? 57 Which plan provided that military assets shall be divided amongst the two countries after partition? 58 How many boundary commissions were appointed to demarcate the boundaries between Pakistan and India? Three 59 Who said that Plan did not meet in some important respects, in our point of view? 60 The League Council, under whom directions ultimately accepted the, but Under Protest? 61 Redcliff Award was declared on 16 August 1947 62 To give effect to the June 3 Plan, the British Parliament passed which Act Indian Independence Act, 1947 63 On which date the British parliament passed the Indian Independence Act? July 18, 1947 64 Who was the British Prime Minister at the time of creation of Pakistan? Lord Attlee 65 Which Act provided for the complete end of British control over Indian affairs from August 15, 1947? Indian Independence Act 1947
66 Which Act provided that Governor General and Provincial Governors would no longer exercise their discretionary powers of individual judgement? Indian Independence Act 1947 67 Boundary Commissions were set up for Bengal and Punjab under whose Chairmanship? Sir Radcliff 68 Who was Sir Radcliff? A lawyer 69 Who were the members of the Punjab Boundary Commission on behalf of Pakistan? Justice Deen Muhammad and Justice Muhammad Munir 70 Who were the members of the Punjab Boundary Commission on behalf of India? Justice Mehr Chand and Justice Jey Singh 71 Who were the members of Bengal Boundary Commission on behalf of Pakistan? Justice Abu Saleh Muhammad, Justice Muhammad Akram and Justice S. A. Rehman 72 Who were the members of Bengal Boundary Commission on behalf of India? Justice C. C. Biswas and Justice B.K. Mukrjee 73 When commissions were set up? June 1947 74 When Radcliff arrived in India? July 8, 1947 75 When Mountbatten arrived in India? March 22, 1947 76 How many commissions were assigned the responsibility of demarking the boundaries of the two parts of Punjab and Bengal on the basis of the contiguous majority areas of Muslims and Non-Muslims? Two 77 Who was keenly desirous to become the joint Governor- General of India and Pakistan?
Lord Mountbatten 78 Which Political Party accepted the proposal of having a joint Governor-General? Congress 79 Who rejected the proposal of having a joint Governor-General? 80 When Lord Mountbatten announced the establishment of the Government of Pakistan? 15 August 1947 81 When took oath as the first Governor-General of Pakistan? 15 August 1947 82 Which Act created two Dominions, Indian dominion and Pakistan? Act of Partition 1947 83 According to which Act, the title of Viceroy was to be dropted? Act of Partition of 1947 84 Who were Ali Brothers? Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar and Maulana Shaukat Ali 85 Bi Amman was the mother of Ali Brothers 86 Who was Begum Jahan Ara Shah Nawaz? Daughter of Sir Mian Muhammad Shafi 87 Name of Liaquat Ali Khan wife s Begum Raa ana Liaquat Ali Khan 88 When was elected as the first President of the first Constituent Assembly of Pakistan? 11 August 1947 89 Who was given the task of dividing the armed forces and assets? British C-in-C Field Marshal Auchinleck 90 When the task of division of armed forces and assets was given to Auchinleck? June 3, 1947 91 When division was decided, Pakistan was to get 750 million rupees 92 Pakistan received its first
instalment out of 750 million rupees of 200 million 93 Indian Government on advice of whom hold the second instalment? Sardar Patel 94 What Indian Government was demanding from Pakistani Government in return of second instalment? Pakistan recognized India right over Kashmir 95 Who intervene in the instalment payment issue? Gandhi 96 How Gandhi solved the problem? Began hunger strike for the payment of second instalment to Pakistan 97 On Gandhi insistence, how much Indian Government paid to Pakistan in second instalment? 500 million 98 How much Pakistan owes to India out of the partition money? 50 million 99 When for the first time India cut off the canal water? 1 April 1948 100 Who was Sir Radcliff? A lawyer