1. Who among the following was the founder of the All-India Muslim League?
(a) Sir Saiyed Ahmad Khan
(b) Sir Mohammad Iqbal
(c) Agha Khan
(d) Nawab Salimullah Khan
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2007, 41st B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1996]
Ans. (d) Nawab Salimullah Khan
- Agha Khan was one of the first members and president of the All India Muslim League, which was created to protect the rights of Muslims in India.
- The organization was founded in 1906 during a meeting hosted by Nawab Khwaja Salimullah in Dhaka.
- The headquarter of the Muslim League was located in Lucknow, and Agha Khan was its first President.
- The two founder members of the League were Salimullah Khan and Agha Khan, with Salimullah Khan being the primary founder.
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3. In 1906 Muslim League was founded at :
(a) Lahore
(b) Delhi
(c) Calcutta
(d) Dhaka
[Uttarakhand U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2007, M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1992]
Ans. (d) Dhaka
- In 1906, the All India Muhammadan Educational Conference was held in Dhaka, hosted by Nawab Khwaja Salimullah.
- Nawab Waqar-ul-Mulk and Nawab Muhasan-ul-Mulk were both appointed as secretaries of the Conference.
- The League’s headquarters were in Lucknow and Agha Khan was its first president.
- Salimullah Khan, Agha Khan and Muhsin-ul-Mulk were all founder members, but Salimullah Khan is given priority as the founder of the All India Muslim League.
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4. All India Muslim Leauge was founded in the year :
(a) 1905
(b) 1904
(c) 1907
(d) 1906
[M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2014]
Ans. (d) 1906
- The All India Muslim League was founded on 30 December 1906 at Dhaka (now in Bangladesh).
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6. The annual session of the Muslim League in the year 1907 was held at –
(a) Dhaka
(b) Karachi
(c) Aligarh
(d) Lucknow
[U.P. Lower Sub (Pre) 2008]
Ans. (b) Karachi
- The first meeting of the All India Muslim League was chaired by Adamji Peer Bhai in Karachi on 29 December 1907.
- The next meeting was held in Amritsar in 1908.
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8. With reference to the Indian freedom struggle, which one of the following statements is not correct?
(a) Hakim Ajmal Khan was one of the leaders to start a nationalist and militant Ahrar movement
(b) When the Indian National Congress was formed, Sayyid Ahmad Khan opposed it
(c) The All-India Muslim League which was formed in 1906 vehemently opposed the partition of Bengal and separate electorates
(d) Maulana Barkat Ullah and Maulana Obeidullah Sindhi were among those who formed a Provisional Government of India in Kabul.
[I.A.S. (Pre) 2002]
Ans. (c) The All-India Muslim League which was formed in 1906 vehemently opposed the partition of Bengal and separate electorates
- In 1906, the All-India Muslim League was created. This group supported splitting Bengal.
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9. The Muslim deputation met Minto in 1906 at Shimla and pleaded for –
(a) Separate electorate for Muslims
(b) A composite electorate
(c) Higher representation of the Hindus
(d) Special representation to Muslims by nomination
[46th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2004]
Ans. (a) Separate electorate for Muslims
- Agha Khan, an Indian Muslim leader, organized a meeting with the Governor-General and Viceroy Lord Minto in Shimla on October 1st, 1906.
- The purpose of the meeting was to gain the support of the British Government for Muslim interests.
- To protect their rights, the Muslim leaders proposed a plan for a separate electoral system for their community.
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10. A London branch of the All India Muslim League was published in 1908 under the presidency of:
(a) Aga Khan
(b) Ameer Ali
(c) Liaquat Ali Khan
(d) M.A. Jinnah
[I.A.S. (Pre) 2001]
Ans. (b) Ameer Ali
- The main office of the Muslim League was created in Lucknow.
- To support the Muslim cause and push the British Government, a branch of the All India Muslim League was founded in London in 1908, with Ameer Ali as its president.
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11. The Muslim League started its annual convention on a regular basis from :
(a) 1916 AD
(b) 1919 AD
(c) 1924 AD
(d) 1925 AD
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
[66th B.P.S.C. Re-Exam (Pre) 2020]
Ans (e) None of the above/More than one of the above
- The All India Muslim League was started in 1906 in Dhaka, with Nawab of Dhaka Salimullah as its founder.
- Its first two meetings were held in Karachi in 1907 and Amritsar in 1908.
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