FPSC CSS Screening Test (MPT) Pakistan Affairs Syllabus

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1. 1

   Ideology and Pakistan Movement

   5 topics

   • Two-Nation Theory
   • Sir Syed Ahmad Khan and Aligarh Movement
   • Khilafat Movement
   • Pakistan Resolution 1940
   • Role of Quaid-e-Azam and Allama Iqbal
2. 2

   History of Pakistan

   4 topics

   • Independence and Partition 1947
   • Early Years and Constitutional Crises
   • Major Political and Military Events
   • Separation of East Pakistan 1971
3. 3

   Constitutional Development

   3 topics

   • Constitution of 1956
   • Constitution of 1962
   • Constitution of 1973
4. 4

   Geography and Economy of Pakistan

   4 topics

   • Physical Features and Climate
   • Rivers, Dams and Agriculture
   • Natural Resources and Industry
   • Administrative Divisions
5. 5

   Pakistan and the World

   4 topics

   • Foreign Policy and Relations
   • Pakistan in International Organizations
   • CPEC and Economic Corridors
   • National Symbols and Institutions

Pakistan Affairs flashcards for FPSC CSS Screening Test (MPT)

23 of 51 cards from the Pakistan Affairs deck — real questions with worked answers.

1. What is the Two-Nation Theory?

   The ideological basis of Pakistan: the belief that Hindus and Muslims of the subcontinent are two distinct nations with their own religion, culture, customs, and social order, and therefore Muslims deserve a separate homeland.

2. Who first articulated the modern concept underlying the Two-Nation Theory, and which leaders are most associated with it?

   Sir Syed Ahmad Khan is credited with the early articulation; it was later developed by Allama Iqbal and given political form by Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah.

3. In which 1940 speech did Jinnah most famously assert the Two-Nation Theory?

   In his presidential address at the Lahore session of the All-India Muslim League on 23 March 1940, where the Pakistan (Lahore) Resolution was passed.

4. Who was Sir Syed Ahmad Khan and what were his birth and death years?

   A Muslim reformer, educationist, and founder of the Aligarh Movement; he lived 1817-1898.

5. What educational institution did Sir Syed Ahmad Khan found 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.

6. What was the core aim of the Aligarh Movement?

   To promote modern Western education (especially English and science) among Indian Muslims to uplift them economically and politically after the 1857 War of Independence.

7. Which scientific society did Sir Syed found in 1864, and what was its purpose?

   The Scientific Society at Ghazipur (later Aligarh), founded to translate Western scientific and literary works into Urdu/Persian for Muslims.

8. What did Sir Syed Ahmad Khan write in 1858 to defend Muslims after the 1857 uprising?

   'The Causes of the Indian Revolt' (Asbab-e-Baghawat-e-Hind), arguing the rebellion was not solely a Muslim conspiracy and was caused by British misgovernance.

9. What was the Khilafat Movement and when did it occur?

   A pan-Islamic political protest (1919-1924) by Indian Muslims to pressure the British to preserve the Ottoman Caliphate (Khilafat) after World War I.

10. Who were the principal leaders of the Khilafat Movement?

    The Ali brothers, Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar and Maulana Shaukat Ali, along with Maulana Abul Kalam Azad and Hakim Ajmal Khan.

11. What event in 1924 effectively ended the Khilafat Movement?

    Mustafa Kemal Ataturk abolished the Ottoman Caliphate in Turkey in 1924, removing the movement's central objective.

12. What was the Hijrat Movement of 1920 associated with the Khilafat agitation?

    A mass migration in which thousands of Indian Muslims emigrated to Afghanistan, considering British India 'Dar-ul-Harb'; it ended in hardship when Afghanistan closed its borders.

13. When and where was the Pakistan Resolution passed?

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

14. Who moved (presented) the Pakistan Resolution of 1940?

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

15. What did the 1940 Lahore Resolution demand?

    That areas where Muslims were in a majority (the North-Western and Eastern zones of India) be grouped to constitute 'Independent States' in which the constituent units would be autonomous and sovereign.

16. Why is the 1940 Lahore Resolution sometimes called the 'Pakistan Resolution'?

    Although the word 'Pakistan' was not used in its text, the Hindu press and later usage dubbed it the Pakistan Resolution because it demanded a separate Muslim homeland.

17. In which 1946 convention was the wording of the Lahore Resolution amended from 'States' to a single 'State'?

    At the Delhi Convention of Muslim League legislators in April 1946, the demand was modified to one sovereign state of Pakistan.

18. What honorific titles are given to Muhammad Ali Jinnah?

    Quaid-e-Azam (Great Leader) and Baba-e-Qaum (Father of the Nation); he is also called the founder of Pakistan.

19. What were Jinnah's Fourteen Points (1929) intended to do?

    They were Jinnah's response to the Nehru Report, outlining constitutional safeguards for Muslims, including federalism, separate electorates, and one-third Muslim representation in the central legislature.

20. What was Jinnah originally called for his early efforts at uniting Hindus and Muslims?

    The 'Ambassador of Hindu-Muslim Unity', a title given by Sarojini Naidu for his role in the 1916 Lucknow Pact.

21. What was the central idea of Allama Iqbal's 1930 Allahabad Address?

    Iqbal proposed the consolidation of Punjab, NWFP, Sindh, and Balochistan into a single autonomous Muslim state within or outside the British Empire — seen as the first clear vision of Pakistan.

22. What are Allama Iqbal's birth and death years, and what title is he given?

    Iqbal lived 1877-1938; he is titled Mufakkir-e-Pakistan (Thinker of Pakistan), Shair-e-Mashriq (Poet of the East), and Hakeem-ul-Ummat.

23. Name two famous poetic works of Allama Iqbal.

    Bang-e-Dra, Bal-e-Jibril, Asrar-e-Khudi, and Zarb-e-Kalim (any two); his philosophical lectures appear in 'The Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam'.

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