General Knowledge

Covers national and international knowledge including geography, history, important personalities, world capitals, currencies, organizations, and major global events commonly asked in job recruitment tests.

1
Which two provinces were divided by the Radcliffe Line?
Medium 1 Mark
A Sindh and Balochistan
B NWFP and Punjab
C Bengal and Assam
D Punjab and Bengal
2
In the 1945–46 elections, the Muslim League won what percentage of Muslim seats?
Medium 1 Mark
A Majority
B Overwhelming majority
C Minority
D Exactly half
3
The boundary commission that drew the Radcliffe Line was headed by:
Medium 1 Mark
A Lord Mountbatten
B Sir Cyril Radcliffe
C Sir Stafford Cripps
D Lord Wavell
4
Direct Action Day (August 16, 1946) was called by:
Medium 1 Mark
A Indian National Congress
B Muslim League
C British Government
D Hindu Mahasabha
5
The Indian Independence Act 1947 was passed by which parliament?
Medium 1 Mark
A Indian Parliament
B British Parliament
C US Congress
D UN General Assembly
6
Pakistan came into existence on:
Easy 1 Mark
A August 14, 1947
B August 15, 1947
C August 14, 1948
D August 15, 1948
7
The Simla Deputation (1906) demanding separate Muslim representation was led by:
Easy 1 Mark
A Jinnah
B Aga Khan III
C Allama Iqbal
D Liaquat Ali Khan
8
The Khilafat Movement (1919–1924) was led by, among others:
Easy 1 Mark
A Jinnah
B Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar
C Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
D Choudhry Rahmat Ali
9
The first Prime Minister of Pakistan was:
Easy 1 Mark
A Muhammad Ali Jinnah
B Allama Iqbal
C Liaquat Ali Khan
D Khawaja Nazimuddin
10
Sir Syed Ahmed Khan founded which educational institution?
Medium 1 Mark
A University of the Punjab
B Aligarh Muslim University (as MAO College)
C University of Dhaka
D Islamia College Peshawar
11
The name “Pakistan” was coined by:
Easy 1 Mark
A Allama Iqbal
B Muhammad Ali Jinnah
C Choudhry Rahmat Ali
D Liaquat Ali Khan
12
Jinnah’s guiding principles for Pakistan were:
Easy 1 Mark
A Unity, Faith, Discipline
B Freedom, Equality, Brotherhood
C Peace, Progress, Prosperity
D Islam, Iman, Insaf
13
Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah presented his Fourteen Points in response to:
Easy 1 Mark
A Simon Commission
B Nehru Report (1928)
C Cripps Mission
D Cabinet Mission
14
Allama Iqbal is officially recognized as:
Medium 1 Mark
A Father of the Nation
B National poet of Pakistan
C Great Leader
D First Prime Minister
15
Allama Iqbal delivered his famous Allahabad Address in which year?
Medium 1 Mark
A 1928
B 1929
C 1930
D 1931
16
The Cabinet Mission visited India in:
Easy 1 Mark
A 1942
B 1944
C 1945
D 1946
17
The partition of Bengal in 1905 was carried out by:
Easy 1 Mark
A Lord Mountbatten
B Lord Curzon
C Lord Wellesley
D Lord Dalhousie
18
The Quit India Movement was launched in:
Easy 1 Mark
A 1940
B 1942
C 1945
D 1946
19
The Lahore Resolution (Pakistan Resolution) was passed in:
Medium 1 Mark
A 1930
B 1935
C 1940
D 1942
20
The Salt March (Dandi March) led by Gandhi was part of which movement?
Medium 1 Mark
A Non-Cooperation Movement
B Civil Disobedience Movement (1930)
C Quit India Movement
D Khilafat Movement
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