Who among the following was the founder of All India Muslim League?
Correct Answer:
(D)
Nawab Salimullah Khan
The founder of the All-India Muslim League was Nawab Khwaja Salimullah. He was also known as the Nawab of Dhaka.
Nawab Khwaja Salimullah played a key role in the formation of the All-India Muslim League in 1906.
He established the league in Dhaka, now in Bangladesh, with the aim of promoting the political rights and interests of Muslims in India.
The All-India Muslim League advocated for the creation of a separate Muslim state, Pakistan, which eventually led to the partition of India in 1947.
The founding meeting was hosted by Nawab Khwaja Salimullah. Nawab Waqar-ul-Mulk and Nawab Muhasan-ul-Mulk both were jointly appointed as the secretary of the Muhammadan Educational Conference. Lucknow was the headquarter of Muslim League, and Agha Khan was its first President.
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22
The annual session of the Muslim League in the year 1907 was held at –
Correct Answer:
(B)
Karachi
The Muslim League was founded in 1906 at Dhaka (Bangladesh) to safeguard the rights of Indian Muslims. The first session of All India Muslim League was held at Karachi on 29 December 1907 and was presided over by Adamji Peer Bhai. In 1908, it was held in Amritsar.
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23
Consider the following statements –
Assertion (A): League refused to accept the Congress Muslim people rights together with the aim being to achieve.
Reason (R): Only the Muslim League has the right of such type.
Code:
Correct Answer:
(C)
(A) is correct, but (R) is wrong.
Assertion (A) is correct but (R) is wrong as the League refused to accept the Muslim related to Congress because they pretend like the only institution which represents the Muslims in India. Hence (A) is correct, but only the Muslim League has the right is incorrect.
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24
With reference to the Indian freedom struggle, which one of the following statements is not correct?
Correct Answer:
(C)
The All-India Muslim League which was formed in 1906 vehemently opposed the partition of Bengal and separate electorates.
The All-India Muslim League formed in 1906 supported the Bengal partition. They demanded a separate electorate in the leadership of Agha Khan.
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25
The Muslim deputation met Minto in 1906 at Shimla and pleaded for –
Correct Answer:
(A)
Separate electorate for Muslims
Shimla Deputation organized by the Indian Muslim leader Agha Khan met the Governor-General and Viceroy Lord Minto at Shimla on 1 October, 1906. The aim of the deputation was to win the sympathy of the British Rule on matters relating to their interest. Therefore, to safeguard their interests, the Muslim leaders drew up a plan of separate electorate for their community.
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26
A London branch of the All-India Muslim League was published in 1908 under the presidency of:
Correct Answer:
(B)
Ameer Ali
The headquarter of the Muslim League was established at Lucknow. A London branch of the All-India Muslim League was established in 1908 under the presidency of Ameer Ali to put pressure on the British Government for Muslims cause.
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27
Who launched the first Home Rule League Movement?
Correct Answer:
(D)
Tilak
During the first World War, Annie Besant and Tilak decided to put new life in the National Movement in the country. Tilak decided to use the term ‘Home Rule’ in place of Swaraj as the goal of his Movement. Tilak started Home Rule League in April, 1916 with its headquarter at Poona. A similar Home Rule League was founded by Annie Besant in September, 1916 with it headquarter at Adyar near Madras. S. Subramaniam Iyer was also associated with the Home Rule League of Annie Besant.
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28
Annie Besant is mostly associated with:
Correct Answer:
(B)
Home Rule Movement
Annie Besant, a theosophist, settled in India and worked for its liberation. She was inspired by the Irish Home Rule Movement and formed the Home Rule League in India in September, 1916, at Adyar in Madras. She already explained her views about this Movement in Commonweal (a weekly journal) in 1914. Annie Besant started this Movement to demand self-governance at all levels of administration. Her Home Rule League became active throughout India. She was arrested along with her co-workers and released after widespread agitation against the action of Government.
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29
In which conference could the Home-Rule supporters demonstrate their political power successfully?
Correct Answer:
(A)
Lucknow Conference of Congress in 1916
The Lucknow Session of Congress in December 1916 presented the Home Rule Leagues with the long-awaited opportunity for demonstrating their strength. Tilak’s Home Rule League established a tradition to which Congress was pinned for many years.
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30
Home Rule Movement was symbol of starting a new phase of freedom movement in India because:
Correct Answer:
(A)
It put a perfect project for the self-Government before the nation
It is true that Home Rule Movement was a symbol of starting a new phase of Freedom Movement in India because it put a perfect picture of the self-governance before the Nation. The object of this Home Rule League was to attain Home Rule or Self-Governance within the British Empire by all Constitutional means and to educate and organize public opinion in the Country towards the attainment of the same. Both Tilak and Besant toured all over the country and carried out the message of the Home Rule among the masses. Thus, the Home Rule Movement became a powerful Movement during the First World War. The Movement aimed at self-Government to be granted to India within the British dominions during the war. It was within Constitutional limits.