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CSS Compulsory Papers Pakistan Affairs Flashcards
50 question-and-answer cards covering Pakistan Affairs as it is examined in CSS Compulsory Papers. 24 of them are printed below, taken from across the deck — no signup, no paywall on the preview.
24 sample cards from the Pakistan Affairs deck
Sampled from the end of the deck, so these are different cards from the ones shown on the syllabus page.
Who was Sir Syed Ahmad Khan?
A 19th-century Muslim reformer and educationist who sought to uplift Muslims through modern education and reconcile them with the British, and founder of the Aligarh Movement.
What was the Aligarh Movement?
A movement led by Sir Syed Ahmad Khan to promote modern, Western, and scientific education among Muslims to restore their political and economic standing after 1857.
What institution did Sir Syed found in 1875, and what did it later become?
The Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental (MAO) College at Aligarh, which later became Aligarh Muslim University in 1920.
What was Sir Syed's view on Hindu-Muslim relations, and what theory did it foreshadow?
He came to regard Hindus and Muslims as two distinct nations who could not progress together politically, foreshadowing the Two-Nation Theory.
Why did Sir Syed advise Muslims to stay away from the Indian National Congress?
He believed Congress represented Hindu interests and that Muslims, as a distinct community, should focus on education before politics and not be dominated by a Hindu majority.
When and where was the All-India Muslim League founded?
In Dhaka (Dacca) in 1906.
What were the main objectives of the All-India Muslim League at its founding in 1906?
To protect and promote the political rights and interests of Indian Muslims, foster loyalty to the British government, and prevent hostility toward other communities.
What was the Simla Deputation of 1906?
A delegation of Muslim leaders led by Sir Aga Khan that met Viceroy Lord Minto to demand separate electorates and political safeguards for Muslims.
What were separate electorates, granted under the 1909 reforms?
An electoral system in which Muslims voted separately for their own Muslim representatives, recognizing them as a distinct political community; introduced by the Morley-Minto Reforms of 1909.
What was the Lucknow Pact of 1916?
An agreement between the Muslim League and the Indian National Congress in which Congress accepted separate electorates for Muslims, marking a period of Hindu-Muslim unity.
What were Jinnah's Fourteen Points (1929)?
A set of constitutional demands by Jinnah safeguarding Muslim rights—including a federal system, provincial autonomy, separate electorates, and one-third Muslim representation in the central legislature.
When and where was the Lahore Resolution passed?
At the Lahore session of the All-India Muslim League on 23 March 1940, at Minto Park (Iqbal Park).
What did the Lahore Resolution 1940 demand?
That the geographically contiguous Muslim-majority areas in the north-west and east of India be grouped into 'independent states' in which constituent units would be autonomous and sovereign.
Who moved the Lahore Resolution of 1940?
A. K. Fazlul Haq, the Chief Minister of Bengal.
Why is the Lahore Resolution also called the 'Pakistan Resolution'?
Because it formally demanded a separate Muslim state, and the press and public quickly came to call the envisioned state 'Pakistan'.
What was the Cabinet Mission Plan of 1946?
A British proposal to keep India united with a loose federation and grouping of provinces; it ultimately failed, pushing the Muslim League toward demanding a fully separate Pakistan.
What was the 3rd June Plan (Mountbatten Plan) of 1947?
The British plan announcing the partition of India into two independent dominions—India and Pakistan—and providing for the division of Punjab and Bengal.
On what date did Pakistan achieve independence?
14 August 1947.
Who became the first Governor-General of Pakistan?
Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah.
What are the main physical/geographical regions of Pakistan?
The northern high mountains, the western (Balochistan) plateau, the Potohar plateau, the Indus plain (Punjab and Sindh), and the coastal/desert areas.
Which three great mountain ranges meet in northern Pakistan?
The Himalayas, the Karakoram, and the Hindu Kush.
What is the highest peak in Pakistan and the second-highest in the world?
K2 (Mount Godwin-Austen), at 8,611 meters, in the Karakoram Range.
Which river is the principal river system of Pakistan and its main source of irrigation?
The Indus River, fed by tributaries including the Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, and Sutlej.
What features characterize Pakistani society and culture?
A predominantly Muslim, multi-ethnic society (Punjabi, Sindhi, Pashtun, Baloch, and others) sharing Islamic values, an agrarian and joint-family tradition, with Urdu as the national language.
What this deck covers
The Pakistan Affairs deck follows the CSS Compulsory Papers Pakistan Affairs syllabus — 8 chapters and 28 topics — so questions land on material that is genuinely examinable rather than trivia around it. That works out to roughly 6.3 cards per chapter.
Answers are written to be recallable, not just readable — averaging about 128 characters, which is long enough to carry the reasoning and short enough to say out loud.
A deck like this earns its keep on the second and third pass. Read the syllabus first so you know the shape of the subject, then use the cards to find the specific facts that have not stuck.
Pakistan Affairs flashcards FAQ
How many Pakistan Affairs flashcards are in this CSS Compulsory Papers deck?
50 cards. This page previews 24 of them, sampled evenly across the deck so you can judge the difficulty before installing anything.
Are these CSS Compulsory Papers flashcards free?
Yes. The preview here is free to read with no signup, and the full 50-card deck is free inside the Examius app.
What do the Pakistan Affairs cards cover?
They follow the CSS Compulsory Papers Pakistan Affairs syllabus — 8 chapters and 28 topics — so the questions track what is actually examinable.
How should I use these flashcards?
Read the syllabus first so you know the shape of the subject, then drill the deck. Examius schedules each card with spaced repetition, so cards you keep missing come back sooner and ones you know drift further apart.