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 presidents 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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2. The founder of the Muslim League was:
(a) Liaquat Ali
(b) Shaukat Ali
(c) Nawab Salimullah
(d) M.A. Jinnah
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2006]
Ans. (c) Nawab Salimullah
- Agha Khan was the first president of the All India Muslim League, which was created to help protect Muslim rights and advance the Muslim agenda in India.
- The All India Muhammadan Educational Conference was held in Dhaka in 1906 and was hosted by Nawab Khwaja Salimullah. Nawab Waqar-ul-Mulk and Nawab Muhasan-ulMulk were appointed as secretaries.
- The headquarters of the Muslim League was in Lucknow and Agha Khan was its first president.
- The main founders were Salimullah Khan, Agha Khan, and Muhsin-ul-Mulk, but Salimullah Khan is given priority as the founder of the All India Muslim League.
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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
- Agha Khan was one of the first people to create the All India Muslim League and was its first president.
- The goal was to help Muslims in India and protect their rights.
- 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
- Agha Khan was one of the first people to start the All India Muslim League and he was its first president too.
- The idea was to help Muslims in India have better rights and opportunities.
- The first meeting of the League was held in Dhaka in 1906, hosted by Nawab Khwaja Salimullah. Nawab Waqar-ul-Mulk and Nawab Muhasan-ul-Mulk were both appointed as secretary of the conference.
- The Muslim League’s headquarters were in Lucknow and Agha Khan was its first president.
- Salimullah Khan and Agha Khan were two of the original founders of the All India Muslim League, with Salimullah Khan being the most important one.
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5. Who was the first President of the Muslim League:
(a) Agha Khan
(b) Hamid Khan
(c) Hasan Khan
(d) M.A. Jinnah
[Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2015, U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1997]
Ans. (a) Agha Khan
- Agha Khan was one of the first members and the first President of the All India Muslim League.
- His goal was to make sure Muslims had rights and were looked after in India. In 1906, the All India Muhammadan Educational Conference was held in Dhaka, hosted by Nawab Khwaja Salimullah.
- Nawab Waqar-ul-Mulk and Nawab Muhasan-ulMulk were both appointed as secretaries of the conference.
- Lucknow was the main headquarters of the Muslim League and Agha Khan was its first President.
- The main founders were Salimullah Khan, Agha Khan and Muhsin-ul-Mulk, but Salimullah Khan is usually credited as the main founder of the All India Muslim League
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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 Muslim League was set up in 1906 in Dhaka, Bangladesh to make sure Indian Muslims had their rights protected.
- 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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7. Consider the following statements –
Statement (A): League refused to accept the Congress Muslim people’s rights together with the aim to be to achieve.
Reason (R): Only the Muslim League has the right of such type.
Code :
(a) Both (A) and (R) are correct, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(b) Both (A) and (R) are correct, and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(c) (A) is correct, but (R) is wrong.
(d) (A) is wrong, but (R) is right.
[U.P. Lower Sub. (Spl) (Pre) 2003, U.P. Lower Sub. (Spl) (Pre) 2002]
Ans. (c) (A) is correct, but (R) is wrong.
- Statement A is true, but statement R is incorrect.
- The League would not accept Muslims associated with the Congress party because they believed they were the only organization representing Muslims in India.
- Therefore, statement A is correct, but the idea that only the Muslim League had the right to do so is wrong.
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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 and wanted Agha Khan to lead a separate group of voters.
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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.
- Since then, its meetings have been held at different places around India.
- However, the Bengal Public Service Commission has given the wrong answer as the correct one.
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