PAK301 - Pakistan Studies

PAK301 Assignment 1 Solution Spring 2021

Question No 1
Do you think that Two Nation Theory became the basis of creation or °Pakistan? Justify your
Answer with five relevant points.
Solution
The two-nation theory is the basis of the creation of Pakistan.
The Two-Nation Theory served as the basis of demand for Pakistan by the Muslims in British
India. There are two major nations in British India. The Muslims are not a community but a
Nation with a distinctive history, heritage, culture, civilization, and future aspirations.
5 Relevant Points:

The Muslims wanted to preserve and protect their distinct identity and advance their interests
in India. They wanted to order their lives in accordance with their ideas and philosophy of life without
being overwhelmed by an unsympathetic majority. They demanded safeguards, constitutional guarantees, and a federal system of government
with powers to the provinces for the protection and advancement of their heritage, identity, and
interests. They demanded a separate state when neither the British nor the Hindu majority community
was willing to offer those guarantees and safeguards. Muslims and Hindus are two separate nations, with their own customs, religion, and traditions;
therefore, from social and moral points of view. They demanded separate electorates, but when they opined that Muslims would not be safe in
a Hindu-dominated India, they began to demand a separate state. The League demanded self-determination for Muslim-majority areas in the form of a
sovereign state promising minorities equal rights and safeguards in these Muslim majority areas.

Question No 2
What were the socio-economic and religious causes behind the War of independence (1857)?
Justify your answer with five relevant points.
Solution

The socio-economic and religious causes behind the War of Independence (1857):
5 Relevant Points:

Rule of Law, socio-economic justice, equity and fair play. Equality of opportunity to all citizens irrespective of caste, sect, religion or region. Religious and Cultural tolerance. Respect for human dignity and rights. Protection of the rights and interests of non-Muslims and freedom to practice their beliefs and
religions.

@zareen said in PAK301 Assignment 1 Solution and Discussion:

• What is the impact of Allahabad Address (1930) presented by Allama Iqbal on the Muslim politics? Justify your answer with at least five points. 5 points

• Dr Allama Muhammad Iqbal ranks amongst the Muslim intellectuals who left a deep impact on history. He inspired Muslims of the Sub-Continent and beyond. He infused a moving spirit and identity in the Indian Muslims. He presented a framework of their political future and talked how that would help to achieve the goal of Ummah. He presented a vision and dream in his Allahabad Address.
• Allama Iqbal was a great poet and philosopher who gave the idea of Pakistan; Muslims were ignorant it was Allama Iqbal who aroused the Muslims through his poetry & also played an effective role in All India Muslim League. Allama Iqbal presented his idea in his addresses at Allahabad 1930. His address left an ever lasting impact on the politics of the subcontinent. After this address there was a new hope and enthusiasm for Muslims. It cleared all the political confusions from the minds of the Muslims and made them release their destination.
• He addressed I can see: “Punjab, N.W.F.P, Sindh and Baluchistan be amalgamated into a state, self-government within the British empire or without it. The formation of such a consolidated North Western Muslim state appears to be the final destiny of the Muslims, at least of North West India. To India, it will offer peace and security due to internal balance of power”.
• He asserted that there is only one way to eliminate the riots and bring piece in the subcontinent is to create a separate state for Muslims. He also developed a national and religious spirit in the Muslims by his address to the Muslims of Subcontinent. Muslims came to know that how they can individually contribute with Muslim League for a separate state.
• Through his address Allama Iqbal also protected Muslims religious identity. Iqbal’s address is a forceful and logical presentation of the Muslim case in India. Iqbal presented a review of the political and social situation of India and solution of the ills befalling India.

Who did move the resolution in Delhi Convention for a separate state?

Hussain Shaheed Suharwardy
Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad
Quaid-e-Azam
Sardar Abdurrab Nishtar

Why was The Simla Conference of 1945 failed?

Because of Overconfidence by the Congress leaders
Coldness by F.M. Lord Wavell the Viceroy of India
The criticle approach about Muslims by the Hindu Press
Due to Quaid-e-Azam’s demand to have all the Muslim seats to be allocated to the Muslim League

When the title of Sir was conferred to Allama Iqbal?

In, 1916
In,1922
In, 1932

Which political party formed its govt in NWFP after the elections of 1945-46?

Muslim league with the support of Unionist party
Unionist party with the support of Congress
Khudai Khidmatgar with the support of Congress
Congress with the support of Unionist party

Which document reflected the aspirations of every Muslim living in India?

Lucknow Pact
Delhi Proposals
Nehru Report
Jinnah’s Fourteen Points

Which party formed government in NWFP after the elections of 1937?

Unionist Party
Khudai Khidmat gar party
United Party
Muslim League

For whom the term “AKALIS” was used in 1945?

The members of Khudai Khidmatgar Party
The members of Khizar Hayat Tiwana group
The members of Unionist Party in Punjab
The participants in the Delhi Convention

When did Chaudhry Rehmat Ali write “Now or Never”?

In, 1930
In, 1931
In, 1932
In, 1933

When was Delhi Convention held by the Muslim League elected members?

March, 1945
April, 1946
May, 1944
March, 1946

“Adjacent units where Muslims are in a majority, as in Northwest and East, should be constituted as Independent States where the constituent units will be autonomous and sovereign”. Which document this text belongs to?

Allama Iqbal Allahabad Address 1930
The Lahore Resolution 1940
Fourteen Points of Jinnah, 1929
Delhi Proposals, 1927