INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

MUSLIM LEAGUE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Muslim League advocated a separate Muslim State?
A
During the Khilafat Movement
B
At the Lahore Session of 1940
C
In 1930, when it opposed the Civil Disobedience Movement
D
At its birth in 1906
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The leadership of the League was taken over by Sir Muhammad Iqbal, who in 1930 first put forward the demand for a separate Muslim state in India. The “Two-Nation Theory", the belief that Hindus and Muslims were two different nations who could not live in one country, gained popularity among Muslims.

Detailed explanation-2: -The resolution for the establishment of a separate homeland for the Muslims of British India passed in the annual session of the All India Muslim League held in Lahore on 22–24 March 1940 is a landmark document of Pakistan’s history.

Detailed explanation-3: -From the year 1940, the Muslim League started demanding a separate nation for the Muslims. It was based on the two-nation theory. The Muslim League demanded that the areas in which the Muslims are in a majority as in the North-Western and Eastern Zones of India should be grouped to constitute an Independent State.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Muslim League resolution of 1940 asked for “Independent States” for Muslims in the north-western and eastern areas of the country.

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