ASI Police Test Pakistan Studies Syllabus

Pakistan Studies syllabus — full chapter and topic list

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1. 1

   Pakistan Movement

   4 topics

   • War of Independence 1857
   • Aligarh and Khilafat Movements
   • Two-Nation Theory
   • Lahore Resolution and Creation of Pakistan
2. 2

   Founding Leaders

   3 topics

   • Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah
   • Allama Muhammad Iqbal
   • Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
3. 3

   Geography of Pakistan

   4 topics

   • Provinces and Administrative Units
   • Rivers, Mountains and Passes
   • Climate and Natural Resources
   • Dams and Barrages
4. 4

   Government and Constitution

   3 topics

   • Constitution of 1973
   • Federal and Provincial Structure
   • Major Constitutional Amendments
5. 5

   Culture and Economy of Pakistan

   3 topics

   • Languages and Heritage Sites
   • Agriculture and Industry
   • National Symbols

Pakistan Studies flashcards for ASI Police Test

24 of 50 cards from the Pakistan Studies deck — real questions with worked answers.

1. In which year did the War of Independence (also called the Sepoy Mutiny / Indian Rebellion) take place?

   1857.

2. What event is widely regarded as the immediate spark of the War of Independence of 1857?

   The introduction of greased cartridges (rumored to be coated with cow and pig fat) for the new Enfield rifles, which offended both Hindu and Muslim sepoys.

3. Who was the last Mughal emperor whom the rebels of 1857 proclaimed as their symbolic leader?

   Bahadur Shah Zafar (Bahadur Shah II).

4. What major political consequence for India followed the failure of the 1857 War of Independence?

   The end of the British East India Company's rule and the transfer of control to the British Crown (start of the British Raj), formalized by the Government of India Act 1858.

5. Who founded the Aligarh Movement and in what spirit did it seek to uplift Muslims?

   Sir Syed Ahmad Khan founded it to promote modern Western education, scientific learning, and loyalty/cooperation with the British among Muslims.

6. Which educational institution, founded by Sir Syed Ahmad Khan in 1875, became the cradle of the Aligarh Movement?

   The Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental (MAO) College at Aligarh, which later became Aligarh Muslim University (1920).

7. What was the main aim of the Khilafat Movement (1919-1924)?

   To protect the institution of the Ottoman Caliphate (Khilafat) and the Turkish Sultan after World War I, pressuring the British not to dismember the Ottoman Empire.

8. Who were the principal leaders of the Khilafat Movement in India?

   The Ali Brothers, Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar and Maulana Shaukat Ali, along with figures like Maulana Abul Kalam Azad and Maulana Hasrat Mohani.

9. What event in Turkey led to the collapse of the Khilafat Movement?

   Mustafa Kemal Ataturk abolished the Caliphate in 1924, removing the cause the movement was defending.

10. What is the Two-Nation Theory?

    The idea that Hindus and Muslims of the subcontinent are two distinct nations with their own religion, culture, customs, and way of life, and therefore Muslims deserved a separate homeland.

11. Which leader is most associated with first giving clear political articulation to the Two-Nation Theory, and who later championed it as the basis of Pakistan?

    Sir Syed Ahmad Khan first articulated the concept of two nations; Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah championed it as the ideological basis for Pakistan.

12. When and where was the Lahore Resolution passed?

    On 23 March 1940 at Minto Park (now Iqbal Park / Greater Iqbal Park), Lahore, during the annual session of the All-India Muslim League.

13. Who presented (moved) the Lahore Resolution of 1940?

    A. K. Fazlul Haq, the Chief Minister of Bengal, moved the resolution.

14. What did the Lahore Resolution of 1940 demand?

    That areas in which Muslims were in a majority (in the north-western and eastern zones of India) should be grouped to constitute independent states with autonomous and sovereign constituent units.

15. By what other name is the Lahore Resolution popularly known and why?

    The 'Pakistan Resolution,' because it laid the demand that led to the creation of Pakistan; the name was popularized by the press.

16. On what date did Pakistan gain independence?

    14 August 1947.

17. Which British official drew the boundary line dividing India and Pakistan in 1947?

    Sir Cyril Radcliffe, whose demarcation is known as the Radcliffe Line.

18. Who was the last Viceroy of British India who oversaw the partition and transfer of power in 1947?

    Lord Louis Mountbatten.

19. When was Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah born and when did he die?

    Born on 25 December 1876 in Karachi; died on 11 September 1948 in Karachi.

20. What title means 'Quaid-e-Azam' and what office did Jinnah hold in independent Pakistan?

    'Quaid-e-Azam' means 'Great Leader.' He became the first Governor-General of Pakistan.

21. What is celebrated as Jinnah's reputation as a constitutional lawyer in the Indian National Congress and Muslim League?

    He was called the 'Ambassador of Hindu-Muslim Unity' for promoting cooperation, notably through the Lucknow Pact of 1916.

22. What were Jinnah's famous 'Fourteen Points' (1929)?

    A set of constitutional demands by Jinnah to safeguard Muslim political rights, responding to the Nehru Report, including federalism, provincial autonomy, and separate electorates.

23. When was Allama Muhammad Iqbal born and when did he die?

    Born on 9 November 1877 in Sialkot; died on 21 April 1938 in Lahore.

24. In which 1930 address did Allama Iqbal present the idea of a separate Muslim state in north-western India?

    In his presidential address at the Allahabad session of the All-India Muslim League in 1930.

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