INDIAN HISTORY

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following leader was one of the founding members of the Muslim League?
A
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
B
Nawab Salimullah
C
Aga Khan
D
Shaukat Ali
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Sir Agha Khan was appointed as the first Honourary President. The founding fathers of All India Muslim League also included Nawab Sir Khwaja Salimullah, Nawab Waqar ul Mulk, Nawab Mohsin ul Mulk and Syed Ameer Ali.

Detailed explanation-2: -The founders of the Muslim League were: Khwaja Salimullah, Vikar-ul-Mulk, Syed Amir Ali, Syed Nabiullah, Khan Bahadur Ghulam and Mustafa Chowdhury. The first Honorary President of the League was Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah (Aga Khan III).

Detailed explanation-3: -It was formally proposed by Nawab Salimullah Khan and supported by Hakim Ajmal Khan, Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar, Zafar Ali Khan, Syed Nabiullah, a barrister from Lucknow, and Syed Zahur Ahmad, an eminent lawyer, as well as several others.

Detailed explanation-4: -The founder of the Muslim League was a Nawab (which means King), of Dhaka, now in Bangladesh. Nawab Khwaja Salimullah was the fourth Nawab of Dhaka and he founded Muslim League in 1906. First, he introduced modern regional policies in support of the partition of Bengal and founded a political association in Bengal.

Detailed explanation-5: -For several decades the league and its leaders, notably Mohammed Ali Jinnah, called for Hindu-Muslim unity in a united and independent India. It was not until 1940 that the league called for the formation of a Muslim state that would be separate from the projected independent country of India.

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