FIA Recruitment Test Pakistan Affairs Syllabus

Pakistan Affairs syllabus: all 4 chapters

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1. 1

   Pakistan Movement

   5 topics

   • War of Independence 1857
   • Aligarh and Khilafat Movements
   • Two Nation Theory
   • Lahore Resolution 1940
   • Creation of Pakistan 1947
2. 2

   Ideology and Personalities

   4 topics

   • Ideology of Pakistan
   • Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah
   • Allama Muhammad Iqbal
   • Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
3. 3

   Geography and Resources

   4 topics

   • Physical Geography of Pakistan
   • Rivers, Dams and Mountains
   • Natural Resources and Minerals
   • Climate and Agriculture
4. 4

   Constitution and Government

   4 topics

   • Constitution of 1973
   • Structure of Government
   • Fundamental Rights
   • Major Constitutional Amendments

FIA Recruitment Test Pakistan Affairs flashcards — 50 questions with answers

1. What was the War of Independence of 1857 also commonly known as by the British?

   The Indian Mutiny or the Sepoy Mutiny (Indians call it the War of Independence or the First War of Independence).

2. What event sparked the War of Independence of 1857?

   The introduction of the Enfield rifle, whose cartridges were rumored to be greased with cow and pig fat, offending both Hindu and Muslim sepoys. The revolt began at Meerut on 10 May 1857.

3. Who was the last Mughal emperor, declared the nominal leader during the 1857 War of Independence?

   Bahadur Shah Zafar II, who was later exiled by the British to Rangoon (Burma).

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

   The end of the East India Company's rule and the transfer of control to the British Crown (direct Crown rule), formalized by the Government of India Act 1858; the Mughal Empire was abolished.

5. Who founded the Aligarh Movement and what was its core aim?

   Sir Syed Ahmed Khan founded it to promote modern Western (especially scientific) education among Muslims and to reconcile them with British rule after 1857.

6. What educational institution did Sir Syed Ahmed Khan establish in 1875, and what did it later become?

   The Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental (MAO) College at Aligarh in 1875, which became Aligarh Muslim University in 1920.

7. What was the Khilafat Movement (1919-1924) and what was its goal?

   A pan-Islamic agitation by Indian Muslims to pressure the British to preserve the Ottoman Caliphate (Khilafat) after World War I. It collapsed after Turkey's Mustafa Kemal Ataturk abolished the Caliphate in 1924.

8. Who were the prominent leaders of the Khilafat Movement?

   Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar, Maulana Shaukat Ali (the Ali Brothers), Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, and Mahatma Gandhi (who linked it with his Non-Cooperation Movement).

9. What is the Two Nation Theory?

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

10. Who is credited with first articulating the concept underlying the Two Nation Theory in modern terms?

    Sir Syed Ahmed Khan is regarded as the architect/originator of the Two Nation Theory; it was later championed by Allama Iqbal and Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah.

11. When and where was the Lahore Resolution passed, and who presented it?

    It was passed at the All-India Muslim League's annual session at Minto Park (Iqbal Park), Lahore on 23 March 1940; it was moved by A.K. Fazlul Haq, the Premier of Bengal.

12. What did the Lahore Resolution of 1940 demand?

    It demanded that areas where Muslims were in a numerical majority (in the north-west and east of India) be grouped to constitute independent states. It later became the basis for the demand for Pakistan.

13. Why is the Lahore Resolution sometimes called the 'Pakistan Resolution'?

    Because it laid the constitutional and political foundation for the demand for a separate Muslim state; the term 'Pakistan Resolution' was popularized by the press, though the word Pakistan was not used in the text.

14. On what date did Pakistan come into existence, and under which Act?

    Pakistan was created on 14 August 1947 under the Indian Independence Act 1947 passed by the British Parliament.

15. Who drew the boundary line dividing India and Pakistan at independence?

    Sir Cyril Radcliffe, chairman of the Boundary Commission; the demarcation is known as the Radcliffe Line/Award.

16. Who was the last British Viceroy of India who oversaw the partition?

    Lord Louis Mountbatten.

17. What were the two wings of Pakistan at its creation in 1947?

    West Pakistan and East Pakistan (East Bengal, which became Bangladesh in 1971), separated by about 1,000 miles of Indian territory.

18. What is the Ideology of Pakistan based upon?

    It is based on Islam and the Two Nation Theory — the establishment of a state where Muslims can order their lives according to the teachings of the Quran and Sunnah (Islamic principles).

19. Which poet-philosopher first gave a clear vision of a separate Muslim state, and in which famous address?

    Allama Muhammad Iqbal, in his presidential address at the Allahabad session of the Muslim League in 1930.

20. Who is regarded as the founder of Pakistan and what is his title?

    Muhammad Ali Jinnah, titled Quaid-e-Azam (Great Leader); he became Pakistan's first Governor-General.

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