1. The word ideology means
Answer: B. the science of ideas
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1. The word ideology means
Answer: B. the science of ideas
2. The term ideology was first coined by the French philosopher
Answer: C. Antoine Destutt de Tracy
3. The term ideology was first used in the
Answer: D. late 18th century
4. Muslims of the subcontinent are a nation because they share
Answer: A. one creed, Islam
5. The base of the demand for a separate Muslim state was the
Answer: C. Two-Nation Theory
6. The Two-Nation Theory says that Hindus and Muslims are
Answer: B. two separate nations
7. The fundamental principle of Pakistan's ideology is to
Answer: A. live according to the Qur'an and Sunnah
8. Which of these is a fundamental value of Islam that supported the demand for a Muslim state?
Answer: D. Intrinsic equality of all people
9. The right of Muslims to live and rule themselves according to their beliefs is called
Answer: A. self-determination
10. Colonialism means that one nation
Answer: B. takes control of another area for its own profit
11. Direct British rule over the subcontinent lasted from
Answer: D. 1858 to 1947
12. The Crown took over the assets of the
Answer: C. East India Company
13. The 1857 event is called the
Answer: D. War of Independence
14. After 1857 the British treated the Muslims with
Answer: A. hostility
15. Land in the subcontinent passed mainly to the British and the
Answer: C. Hindu elites
16. Muslim peasants were exploited by the
Answer: B. zamindari system
17. The British policy of "divide and rule" separated
Answer: D. Hindus and Muslims
18. The Hindi-Urdu controversy began in Banaras in
Answer: B. 1867
19. Hindus demanded that the official language be
Answer: C. Hindi
20. The all-British commission that angered Muslims in 1927 was the
Answer: A. Simon Commission
21. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan was born in Delhi in
Answer: D. 1817
22. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan died in Aligarh in
Answer: A. 1898
23. Sir Syed founded the Scientific Society in
Answer: C. 1864
24. The Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College was opened at Aligarh in
Answer: B. 1877
25. The MAO College became Aligarh Muslim University in
Answer: B. 1920
26. Sir Syed urged Muslims to learn English and
Answer: D. modern science
27. The Aligarh Institute Gazette was started to
Answer: C. spread scholarly discussion
28. The Aligarh Movement laid the ground for the All-India Muslim League of
Answer: A. 1906
29. Which body was inspired by the Aligarh Movement?
Answer: B. All-India Muslim Students Federation
30. Muslims were first called a "nation" by the Quaid-e-Azam in the Legislative Assembly in
Answer: A. February 1935
31. The Quaid's speech to the Constituent Assembly on minorities was delivered on
Answer: C. 11 August 1947
32. The Quaid said that religion would have nothing to do with
Answer: D. the business of the State
33. The speech of 11 August 1947 stressed rights of
Answer: D. minorities
34. The poet and philosopher who gave Pakistan its philosophical base was
Answer: C. Allama Iqbal
35. Allama Iqbal asked for an economy without
Answer: B. interest (Riba)
36. Ijtihad means
Answer: A. independent reinterpretation of Islam
37. Which of these did Allama Iqbal stress?
Answer: D. Islamic identity and unity of Muslims
38. Which statement about the Quaid's vision is correct?
Answer: B. He wanted democracy with the rule of law
39. Good leadership in the Pakistan Movement was provided by
Answer: C. Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah
40. The British made India export raw materials such as
Answer: A. cotton, jute and tea
41. A positive effect of British rule was the introduction of
Answer: D. modern transport and communication
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