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Before 1947 General Knowledge

Before 1947, the region that is now Pakistan was a part of British India. 

             The struggle for independence from British rule was a major part of Pakistan's pre-1947 history. Here are some key events and developments during this period:The Indian National Congress was formed in 1885, which later became a major political party in India and played a significant role in the struggle for independence.
The All India Muslim League was formed in 1906, which represented the interests of Muslims in India and later played a key role in the creation of Pakistan.
The Khilafat Movement, which began in 1919, was a protest movement against the disintegration of the Ottoman Empire and the abolition of the caliphate. The movement was supported by both Hindus and Muslims and was an important step towards the Indian independence movement.
The Non-Cooperation Movement, launched in 1920, was a major civil disobedience campaign against British rule. It was led by Mahatma Gandhi and was supported by a large number of Indians.

1. • Who amongst the following were the first to invade India? Arabs
2. • Real name of Mohammad-bin-qasims was Amadudin Mohammad (Pillar of Deen).
3. • Mohd: Bin Qasim was nephew and son-in-law of Hajjaj bin Yousuf the Governor of Iraq
4. (Omayad Period). He came to Sindh with 12 thousand men.
5. • Mohd: bin Qasim conquered Sindh during Ummayads.
6. • Siskar was Waziir of Dahir.
7. • Mohd: bin Qasim tortured to death in Iraq by Sulaiman.
8. • The Abbasid governor Hisham came to Sindh in 757 A.D.
9. • Shabudding Ghori was the founder of Islamic State in India.
10. • Qutubudin Aibk was the founder of slave dynasty after Ghoris.
11. • Ghiyasuddin Tughluq was the first sultan of Tughluq dynasty.
12. • Aurangzeb reimposed ‗Jaziya‘?
13. • Ibn Batutah visited India in reign of Muhammad-bin Tughluq
14. • Babur used artillery in warfare.
15. • Emperor Shahjahan= Khurram Shihab-ud-din
16. • Akbar prohibited the practice of Sati?
17. • Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya‘s Dargah is located at Delhi.
18. • Baba Farid Gang Shakar was the first Punjabi poet.
19. • Waris shah is called the ‗Shakespeare of Punjabi literature‘.
20. • Tomb named Khawaja Moin ud Din Chisti is in Ajmer.
21. • Hazrat Bullay Shah was a famous Sufi poet of Punjabi language. His tomb is in the city of
22. Kasur.
23. • Thatta was the capital city of Sindh during Argons and Turkans
24. • Mohd: bin Tughlaq introduced tokens currency firstly.
25. • Akbar the Great was born in Umar Kot.
26. • Shalamar Bagh was built by Shah Jahan (Shahabuddin Mohd: Shah Jahan) (also called
27. Shahzada Khuram)
28. • Jahan Ara begum was the daughter of Shah Jahan
29. • Mehmood set out on Somnath on17 Oct: 1024 A.D.
30. • 1st battle of Tarrin was fought b/w Mohd: Ghouri & Rajput (1191), Ghori was defeated. In
31. 1192 A.D, the 2nd battle of Tarrin, Ghori wins.
32. • Ahmed Shah Abdali was the King of Kabul.
33. • Ahmed Shah Abdali defeated Marhatas in 1761.
34. • Pan Islamism introduced by Jamaludding Afghani.
35. • Nadir Shah of Iran invaded Delhi during the period of Mohd: Shah Rangila (The Moughal
36. Emperor).
37. • Original name of Tippu Sultan was Nawab Fateh Ali.
38. • 4th May 1799 was the day of Shahadat of Tippu Sultan.
39. • The original name of Sultan Siraj Doullah (the Nawab of Bengal) was Mirza Mohd:
40. • Battle of Plassey was fought in 1757 b/w Clive and Siraj-ud-Daula which established British
41. rule in Bengal.
42. • Sindh was annexed by Birtish in 1847 and was separated from Bombay in 1935 vide India Act
43. 1935.
44. • First war of freedom was fought in 1757 b/w Siraju Doullah and Rober Clive.
45. •Sheikh Ahmad Sarhindi is known as Majaddid Alf Sani.
46. • Sheikh Ahmad Sirhandi was born in 1564.
47. • Mausm Khan, soldier of Titu Mir was sentenced to death.
48. • Hajatullah al-Balaghah written by Shah Waliullah.
49. • Shah waliullah born in 1703. Shah Waliullah died in 1763.
50. • Shah Alam II was an ally of Mir Qasim in the Battle of Buxar.
51. • During Jehangir‘s reign Sir Thomas Roe and Captain Hawkins visited Moghul court to secure
52. commercial privileges.
53. • Real name of Shah Waliullah was Ahmed and his historical name was Azimuddin.
54. • Haji Shareetullah of Bengal was the founder of Farazi Tehriz in 1802. Farazi Tehriz meant to
55. pay more attention on fundamental of Islam.
56. • Syed Ahmed of Rai Brelli (Oudh) was the founde of Jehad Tehrik against Sikhs. He was
57. martyred at Balakot (NWF) in 1831.
58. • Battle of Buxar was fought in 1764.
59. • Haji Shariat Ullah was born in 1781( Faraizi Movement 1830-57)
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63. • The main aim of Brahma Samaj was Reform in Hinduism.
64. • Raja Ram Mohan Roy founded Brahma Samaj.
65. • Ani- Muslim Arya Samaj (1877) was founded by Dayanand Sirasoti. Arya Samaj was founded
66. in 1875 (chk)
67. • In 1805, British made Sri Lanka a colony.
68. • British annexed NWFP in 1849.
69. • Wardha scheme written by Zakir Hussain.
70. • Sati was abolished by Lord William Bantink.
71. • First census in India made during the period of Lord Mayo.
72. • Moen-jo-DAro & Herapa discovered in 1922.
73. • Sir John Marshal ordered digging of Moen jo Daro in 1922.
74. • East India Company was formed in 1600 in London.
75. • In India French East India company was established in 1664.
76. • Raishmi Romal campaign started by Ubaidullah Sindhi before war of Independence.
77. • War of Independence started on 7th May, 1857 from Delhi.
78. • Lord Canning was the Governor General of India during Sepoy Mutiny.
79. • In India the first gate of enterance of Europeans was Bengal.
80. • At Meerath firstly the war of independence was fought.
81. • War of independence started on 9th May, 1857.
82. • The first Viceroy of the subcontinent was Lord Canning.
83. • Queen‘s Proclamation was made in 1858.
84. • Indian National Congress made by Allan O. Hume in 1885.
85. • First president of Congress was W.C. Benerjee.
86. • 72 members attended the first meeting of Congress at Bombay out of them only 2 were
87. Muslims.
88. • Warren Hastings was the first Governor General of Bengal.
89. • Hindi-Urdu controversy started in 1867.
90. • Mohsin-ul-Mulk founded Urdu Defence Association.
91. • Syed Ahmed Khan born on 17th Oct: 1817 in Delhi & died March 241898 at Ali Gargh.
92. • Sir Syed is buried in Ali Garh Muslim University.
93. • Tahzibul Ikhelaque was published in 1870. (1867 chk)
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97. • Asrar-us-Sanadeed was compiled by Sir Syed Ahmed Khan.
98. • Sir Syed wrote Loyal Mohammandan‘s of India & Causes of Indian Revolt.
99. • Hayate-e-Javed is written by Maulana Hali about Sir Syed.
100. • In Indai English education was first initiated in Bengal in 1835.
101. • Shah Waliullah was born in Delhi.
102. • Madressah Rahimiya was established by Shah Abdul Rahim.
103. • Scientific society was established in 1863.
104. • Albert Bill was presented in 1883
105. • NWFP was separated from Punjab by the British in 1901, Lord Curzon was then the viceroy
106. and GG of British India.
107. • Mohammadan Educational Conference was formed on 27 Dec: 1886 by Sir Syed.
108. • Muhammadan Literacy Society of Calcutta founded in 1860.
109. • ―Indian Patriotic Association‖ was founded in 1861.
110. • Nidwatul Ulema (1884) was founded by Molvi Abdul Ghafoor Qasim Nativi. Nadvat-ul-Ulema
111. was founded in 1894 and Maulvi Abdul Ghafoor was its founder.(chk)
112. • Darul-ul Deoband (1867) was founded by Mohd: Qasim Nanavatavi.
113. • MAO College founded on Jan: 8, 1877 and inaugurated by Governor General Lord Lyton.
114. • Present Sindhi alphabets made by Sir Barter Frere in 1883.
115. • Anjuman-e-himayat-Islam was founded in 1884.
116. • Sindh Madrasa built by Hassan Ali Afandi on 1st Sep: 1885.
117. • DJ (Diwan Dayaram Jethmal) Science College was opened by Governor of Bombay Lord Reay
118. on 17th Jan: 1887.
119. • Islamia High School Peshawar was founded in 1890.
120. • Muslim Aligargh University was established in 1920.
121. • Treaty of Amritsar took place in 1876.
122. • Kashmir was sold to Gulab Singh in 1845.
123. • NWFP was given status of province in 1901.
124. • Shakespeare (not William Shakespeare) was the governor of Banarus.
125. • Mohammadan Political Association was formed in 1903.
126. • Partition of Bengal announced on 1st Sept: 1905 & implemented on 16 Oct: 1905 by Lord
127. Curzon.
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131. • Partition of Bengal annulled: 10th Dec: 1911 by Lord Hardinge.
132. • Swadeshi movement was started against Partition of Bengal.
133. • Bengal divided in East Bengal (Muslim Bengal) & West Bengal (Hindu Bengal) in July 1905
134. by Lord Curzon. Capital of Muslim Bengal was Dacca and that of Hindu Bengal was Calcutta.
135. • The partition of Bengal was annulled on 12th Dec: 1911 by King George-V and Queen Marry.
136. • The president of Simla Deputation (1st Oct: 1906) was Agha Khan III and secretary was
137. Mohsanul Mulk.
138. • Muslim League founded on 30 Dec: 1906 at Decca.
139. • ML was formed in the annual session of Muslim Educational Conference in Decca with the
140. proposal of Nawab Salimullah.
141. • The HQ of ML was established at Lucknnow.
142. • Initial membership of ML was 400.
143. • Mohd: Ali Johr wrote the constitution of ML: The Green Book.
144. • Inagural session of ML was presided by Nawab Samiullah.
145. • Inagural address was delivered by Nawab Vikarul Mulk.
146. • First session of ML was held on 30th Dec: 1907 at Karachi.
147. • First session of ML held in Karachi 31st Dec: 1907 was presided over by Adamjee Pri Bhai of
148. Bombay.
149. • The original name of Mohsanu-ul-Mulk was Mehdi Ali Khan.
150. • Original name of Waqaul Mulk was Molvi Mohd: Shah.
151. • 1st President of ML was Agha Khan III. (upto 1913).
152. • Sir Agha Khan remained permanent president of ML till 1913.
153. • First VC of Aligarh University was Agha Khan 3.
154. • Agha Khan III was born in Karachi and was buried in Egypt.
155. • Real name of Agha Khan III was Sultan Mohd: Shah.
156. • First secretary general of ML was Hussain Bilgrami.
157. • 2nd President of ML was Sir Ali Mohd: Khan when Agha Khan III resigned in 1913.
158. • Sir Mohammad Shafik was the second general secretary of Muslim League.
159. • Syyed Amir Ali established ML London in 1908.
160. • Quaid attended 1st time Muslim League session in 1912. (chk)
161. • Quaid resigned from Imerial Legislative Council as a protest against Rowlatt Act in 1919.
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165. • Quaid became ML president 1919-1924 (chk it).
166. • Quaid joined ML 10 Oct 1913.
167. • Syed Amir Ali resigned from ML in 1913.
168. • Quaid resigned from Congress and Home Rule League in Dec: 1920 (Nagpur Session) became
169. ML president in 1916. (chk it)
170. • Quaid held joint membership of ML & Congress for 7 years i.e from 1913-1920
171. • He presided the ML Lucknow session of 1916 and Delhi session of 1924, became permanent
172. president of ML in 1934.
173. • Lord Minto came to India as viceroy in 1915.
174. • Minto Morley reforms 1909: introduced separate electorates.
175. • Minto Morley reforms: Minto was Indian Viceroy and Morley was state secretary for India.
176. • Montague Chemsford Reforms came in 1919.
177. • ML demanded principle of self rule for India in 1913.
178. • Kanpur mosque incident took place in 1913.
179. • Jillanwalla Bagh is in Amritsar. It was place where a number of Indian killed by the English on
180. 13th April, 1919.
181. • General Dair was the army commander of Amritsar during Jullianwala bagh slaughter (1919).
182. • Lucknow Pact came in Nov: 1916.
183. • Home Rule Movement was founded by Mrs. Annie Basent an English Parsi lady in 1916 after
184. Lucknew pact.
185. • Rowalt Act was passed in 1919.
186. • Khilafat Movement started in 1919 and ended in March 1921.
187. • All Indai Khilafat committee was founded in Bombay on 5th Juley 1919 and Seth Chuttani
188. became its first president.
189. • First meeting of All Indai Khilafat Movement was held on 23rd Nov: 1919 and was presided
190. over by Molvi Fazal Haq of Bengl. Its headquarter was at Bombay.
191. • Khilafat day was observed on 27th October, 1919.
192. • Indian Khilafat Delegation met with Lloyd George.
193. • Mopala uuprising in Malabar 1921.
194. • Chauri Chuara incident tookplace in 1922.
195. • Non-cooperation movement was called off by Gandhi because of Chauri-Chaura incident 1922.
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199. • Shuddi and Sangathan movement was started at the end of Tahreek Khilafat.
200. • Sangathan movement was started by Pandit Malavia.
201. • Treaty of Lausanne was signed in 1923.
202. • Mustafa Kamal: first president of Turkey on 23rd Oct: 1923.
203. • Atta Turk means the father of Turks.
204. • Khilafat was abolished in 1924.
205. • Last caliph of Turkish State was Abdul Majeed Afandi.
206. • Hijrat Movement took place in 1924
207. • Reshimi Roomal movement of 1915 started by Maulana Mehmood-ul-Hassan.
208. • Lord Rippon is associated with the Hunter Commission.
209. • Lord Dalhousie is associated with Wood‘s Dispatch.
210. • Lord Cornwalls is associated with permanent settlement of Bengal.
211. • Delhi proposals presented by Quaid-e-Azam in March 1927.
212. • Nehru Report was produced by Motilal Nehru in 1928.
213. • Shoaib Qureshi was one muslim member who took part in writing the Nehru Report.
214. • Fourteen-Points-of-MA Jinnah came in March 1929 from Delhi.
215. • Simon-Commission-1927 visited India in 1928 and consisted of 7 members.
216. • British cabinet minister Cripps came to India in March 1942.
217. • Civil Disobedience Movement started by Gandhi on 12th March, 1930.
218. • Simon Commission submitted its report in 1930.
219. • Ist Session of Round-Table-Conferences from 12Nov1930 to 19Jan1931. (Mohd: Ali Johar
220. participated in it, Congress was absent.)
221. • Congress absent in 1st RTC, leaders were in jail due to civil disobedience.
222. • Leader in the 1st RTC was Agha Khan III.
223. • Quaid attended RTC 1, not attended RTC 2&3. After RTC 1, he renounced politics and persued
224. lawyership.
225. • The PM of England during 1st Roundtable was Ramshy Macdonald.
226. • 2nd Session of RTC from 7Sep1931 to 31stSep1931. Gandhi represented Congress.
227. • Gandhi-Irwin pact was made on March 5, 1931.
228. • 3rd Session of RTC from 17Nov:1932 to 24Dec: 1932.
229. • British opposition did not participate in RTC III.
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233. • Communal award published in 1932.
234. • White Paper of RTC published in Marchi 1933.
235. • Begum Shahnawaz attended one RTC.
236. • Mohd: Ali Johar Started Comrade & Hamdard (1912) from Calcutta.
237. • Name of Bi-Aman was Abidi Begum. (chk afridi begum)
238. • Mohd: Ali Johar borin in1878 at Rampur and died at the age of 54 on 4ht Jan: 1931 at London
239. and was buried in Bait-ul-Mukadas (Jerusalem).
240. • Wife of Mohd: Ali Johar was Amjadi Begum.
241. • Moulana Shoukat Ali, the elder brother of Mohd: Ali was born in 1872 and died on 28th Nov:
242. 1938 and buried at Jamia Mosque Delhi.
243. • Zamidar (1903) started by Zafar Ali Khan from Lahore.
244. • Daily Dawn (1942) by Quaid.
245. • Daily Jang (1940) by Mir Khalilur Rehman.
246. • Daily al-Halal by Abdeul Kalam.
247. • Ch: Rehmat Ali is associated with Delhi Darbar.
248. • IN 1908, Iqbal was awarded Ph.D from Munich University for Persian Philosophy.
249. • Allama Iqbal born on 9th Nov: 1877 at Sialkot and died on 21st April, 1938
250. • Allama Iqbal was tutored by Moulvi Syed Mir Hassan.
251. • Iqbal was elected as a member of Punjab Legislative Assembly in 1926 and chosen president of
252. ML in 1930.
253. • Jinnah means Lion.
254. • Jinnah means Thiner. He was 5 feet, 11 ½ inches in height.
255. • Quaid got education of law from Lincolin‘s Inn.
256. • ―Quaid‖ used by Molvi Mazharul Haq in newspaper Al-Aman.
257. • Wife of Quaid was Ratan Bai.
258. • Quid‘s father was Jinnah Poonja.
259. • Jinnah Poonja was born in 1850 and married with Mithi Bai.
260. • Poonja was grand father of Quaid.
261. • Jinnah joined Congress in 1906& in 1913 ML in London.
262. • Quaid born on 25th Dec: 1876 and died on 11 Sep: 1948.
263. • Jinnah joined ML on the insistence of Mohd: Ali Johar and Syed Wazir Hassan.