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Towards Partition and Pakistan 1940-47

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The main purpose of The Lahore Resolution 1940 was ________

a)

Separate Homeland

b)

to pressurize Hindus

c)

to compete congress

2.

Robert Cornelius was also a part of the Pakistan Movement and he got highest official post as the first _______________ when Pakistan existed.

a)

Chief Secretary

b)

Chief Justice

c)

Chief Prosecutor

3.

The congress had resigned from the government at the outbreak of the war in _______________.

a)

1935

b)

1937

c)

1939

4.

The Cripps Proposals was presented in the year _________ to obtain Indian leaders cooperation and loyalty.

a)

1935

b)

1940

c)

1942

5.

Due to which movement, Mr.Gandhi sent to jail by the British Government.

a)

Shuddhi Movement

b)

The Quit India Movement

c)

Swadeshi Movement

6.

The Jinnah Gandhi Talks session was held in ____________.

a)

1935

b)

1942

c)

1944

7.

The name of Viceroy who called Simla Conference in 1945

a)

Lord Linglithgo

b)

Lord Irwin

c)

Lord Wavell

8.

The name of Britain Prime Minister ,who announced elections of 1945-46 in India.

a)

Clemant Attlee

b)

George V

c)

Lord Alexander

9.

Which post did Liaqat Ali Khan accept during interim government in 1946

a)

Interior Minister

b)

Foreign Minister

c)

Finance Minister

10.

Mr. Jinnah called for Direct Action Day in ________________

a)

1946

b)

148

c)

1949

11.

The name of the Viceroy that was appointed in replace of Lord Wavell.

a)

Lord Irwin

b)

Lord Mountabatten

c)

Lord Cripps

12.

The name of the Act in which the following line is mentioned.

" The British Government would have no control over the new dominions after 15th August,1947"

a)

Indian Act 1935

b)

Congress rule in 1939

c)

The Independence Act 1947

13.

_________________________ was the chairman of boundary commission in 1947

a)

Sir Stafford Cripps

b)

Lord Alexander

c)

Sir Cyril Radcliffe

14.

Founder of Pakistan passed away barely after ____________ months later on 11 September 1948

a)

15

b)

17

c)

13

15.

In June 1948,he moved from Karachi to ______________ so that the clean and fresh air of the mountainous plateau would do him good.

a)

Peshawar

b)

Kashmir

c)

Quetta