Class 8 History Notes, Unit 4: Political Awakening in India -- Exercise Short and Long Questions and Answers, for 8th Centralized Exam 2024 and onward, FDE, Islamabad

Class 8 History Notes

Unit-4 

"Political Awakening in India"

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Class 8 History MCQs (All Units Exercise)

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1. Exercise Short/Brief Questions and Answers:

Q1. Enlist the primary objectives of the All India Muslim League?

Ans:

• To create among Muslims feelings of loyalty toward the British Government.
• The Safe Guard the political rights of Muslims.

Q2. What was the significance of the Khilafat Movement in the creation of Pakistan?

Ans:

 The khilafat movement helped create political awareness among the Muslims of the sub-continent.

Q3. Do you think the Nehru report paved way for the creation of Pakistan? Why?

Ans:

Yes, this report paved the way for a separate homeland for the Muslims of the sub-continent.

Q4.  Yes, this report paved the way for a separate homeland for the Muslims of the sub-continent.

Ans:

In September 1939, the second world war started and the congress refused to cooperate with the British against the Germans.

Q5. Why is the Pakistan Resolution an important Landmark in Pakistan Movement?

Ans:

In Lahore Resolution Muslims demand a separate state.

2. Long/Detailed Questions and Answers:

Q1. Write a note on Congress Ministries after the 1937 Elections?

Ans:

Background:

1. After winning the elections, congress leaders adopted a dictatorship attitude to impose their will on Muslims.
2. All congress ministries were formed because the Muslims League rejected their unfair Demands.
3. They took offices in Eight Provinces including NWFP and Bengal.

Steps Taken By Congress:

1. Congress started imposing its will on minorities as soon as it takes the office.
2. The Muslims were forbidden to slaughter Mother Cow and were not allowed to eat beef.
3. Hindi was announced as the official language of India.
4. Azaan was banned and during prayer intended noisy processions were passed.
5. Mosques were also attacked during prayer times.
6. Congress adopted Band-e-Mahtaram as the National Anthem and insisted on the commencement of the days with this song. 
7. Widdia Mandir policy was introduced in the educational institutes that were intended to convert students to Hinduism.
8. During the congress rule, the Muslims faced many hardships.
9. Their homes were set on fire and women and children were abducted.

Q2. Describe Lahore Resolution and its Significance.

Ans:

Introduction: 

The Lahore Resolution also called the Pakistan Resolution or Declaration of Independence of Pakistan was written and prepared by Sikandar Hayyat Khan and was presented by A.K.

Significance:

1. On the first day of the session, Muhammad Ali Jinnah narrated the situations and events of the past few months and mentioned the problems faced by Muslims.
2. He declared that the survival of the Muslims and Hindus under a single leadership is not possible anymore.
3. He suggested the idea of a separate state for the Muslims of India.
4. On 23rd March 1940, based on Muhammad Ali Jinnah's statement, Fazle Haq the well-known personality of the chief minister of Bengal passed the resolution that soon became known as the Lahore resolution.
5. The Hindu press started referring to the resolution as Pakistan Resolution and it later became famous with the same name.
6. After the resolution was passed the Muslims of India were no longer seeking support from the Hindus.
7. They set out to demand their separate homeland where their religious and cultural rights will be protected.

Q3. How did the Muslim League obtain Success in the 1945-46 Elections? Why were the elections important for the fate of the country?.

Ans:.

1. After the defeat in the General Elections of 1937, the Muslim League learned its lesson and aligned.
2. The Congress ministries’ 1937-39 made the Muslims of India realize that to protect their religious and cultural rights they must stand for themselves.
3. The Muslim League campaign demanded a separate state for common Muslims to be free from Hindu domination.
4. The Muslim league experienced an extraordinary victory in the Muslim-majority states.
5. In the central assembly, the Muslim League won all 30 Muslim seats.
6. In the provincial assembly, the Muslim League won 446 out of 496 Muslim Seats. 
7. Muhammad Ali Jinnah's role as a leader improved the Muslim position as he did not compromise on Muslim Rights during Simla Conference and the Gandhi-Jinnah Talks.
8. Quaid-e-Azam Addressed thousands of People at many gatherings in different provinces issued press statements and give interviews

Q4. Analyze the factors that led landmark victory of the All India Muslim League in the 1945-46 Elections?

Ans:.

1. In 1937 elections for eleven provincial assemblies were held under the Indian Government acts 1935. The INC won 706 while the Muslim League won 106 seats.
2. The Congress could not prove its point of being the sole representative of the people of India and the Muslims faced many Hardships from the side of the Congress Ministries.
3. The Congress Ministries proved to be a nightmare for the Muslims.
4. The Muslim League showed impressive performance in the 1945-46 elections and won all 30 seats reserved for Muslims.
5. The 1945-46 elections were not less than a referendum for Pakistan.
6. The Muslim League Participated in these Elections in the name of Pakistan as a sovereign Country for the Muslims of the sub-continent.
7. Quaid-e-Azam and the other Leaders of the Muslim League speeded up their efforts to make elections successful for Muslims.
8. The Muslim League won about 95% of the total Muslim Seats. These results were clear proof that the Muslim league was the sole representative of the Muslims of the sub-continent.

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