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What was the British policy of 'Divide and Rule' designed to prevent in India?
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The growth of a united national feeling.
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In 1871, Lord Mayo's government adopted a resolution making _____ the medium of instruction for Muslims in primary and secondary schools.
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Urdu
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How did British historians portray Muslim rulers to Hindu subjects to incite communal hatred?
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As plunderers and cruel kings.
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To justify the Partition of Bengal, the British claimed it would create a Muslim-majority province where Hindus could not _____.
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Subvert their interests.
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The British attempted to turn non-Brahmins and lower castes against high castes by utilising the _____.
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Caste structure.
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During the first 70 years of the 19th century, why were upper-class Muslims like zamindars hostile to modern education?
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They were conservative and anti-British.
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Why did the British government consciously discriminate against Muslims in civil and military services after 1858?
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They held them responsible for the Uprising of 1857.
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Some members of the Muslim community avoided Western education because they were proud of their own _____.
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Literature and culture.
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What was the initial view of Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan regarding Hindus and Muslims?
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He regarded them to be one Quam (nation).
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Who founded the Mohammedan Anglo-Oriental (MAO) College at Aligarh?
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Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan
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Who was the British Principal of MAO College who influenced Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan to change his political views in the 1880s?
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Mr. Theodore Beck
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Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan founded the United Indian Patriotic Association in 1888 with the specific view to oppose the _____.
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Indian National Congress
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Principal Theodore Beck believed that Anglo-Muslim unity was possible, but _____ unity was impossible.
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Hindu-Muslim
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Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan believed that British rule served as a guarantee for the _____ of the Muslim community.
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Welfare and progress.
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Communal historians divided Indian history into two distinct religious periods: the Hindu period and the _____ period.
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Muslim
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According to communal historians, the 'Muslim rule' consisted of rulers who were followers of _____.
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Islam
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What myth did communal historians highlight regarding the decline of Indian society?
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That it reached great heights in the ancient period but declined during the medieval period dominated by Mughal rulers.
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How did Assertive Nationalists like Tilak unintentionally annoy some sections of Indians?
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Through the promotion of Shivaji and Ganapati festivals.
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High unemployment among educated youth led them to demand job _____ on the basis of caste, creed, or religion.
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Reservation
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The Hindi-Urdu controversy of 1900 began when the government ordered all court petitions in the United Provinces to be submitted in _____ script.
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Devanagari
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In October 1906, a Muslim deputation led by _____ met the Viceroy, Lord Minto.
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Agha Khan
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On what date was the All-India Muslim League established?
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30 December 1906
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Who was the first President of the Muslim League?
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Agha Khan
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Under whose Presidency was the proposal to form the Muslim League accepted at Dacca?
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Nawab Salimullah
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One objective of the Muslim League was to protect and advance the _____ and interests of Indian Muslims.
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Political rights
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How did the 1909 Morley-Minto Reforms affect the Muslim League?
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They provided for separate electorates for Muslims.
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Which event in 1911 caused a change in the Muslim League's attitude toward the British government?
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The annulment of the Partition of Bengal.
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The younger section of Muslim leaders like Maulana Abul Kalam Azad were inspired by _____ sentiments.
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Nationalist
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Younger Muslim scholars like Mazhar-ul-Haq were influenced by the _____ school of Muslim studies.
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Deoband
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The Lucknow Pact refers to the joint scheme of political reforms agreed upon by the Congress and the Muslim League in the year _____.
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1916
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During the Balkan Wars (1912-1913), the Sultan of Turkey was regarded by Muslims as the _____.
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Caliph (or religious head).
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Who put forward the two-nation theory at the 1940 Lahore session of the Muslim League?
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Jinnah
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Under the Lucknow Pact, the Congress compromised its secular character by accepting _____.
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Separate electorates for Muslims.
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Which Congress President remarked that the 'united Congress was buried at Surat' and 'reborn at Lucknow'?
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Ambica Charan Majumdar
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What did the Declaration of August 20, 1917, promise to the Indian people?
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A policy of gradual development of self-governing institutions.
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One drawback of the Lucknow Pact was that it did not involve the _____, remaining confined to the educated and rich.
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Masses
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The 'Communal Veto' in the Lucknow Pact meant a Bill could not proceed if _____ of the members of that community opposed it.
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$ \frac{3}{4} $
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According to the Lucknow Pact, half of the members of the _____ should be Indians.
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Viceroy's Executive Council
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The Lucknow Pact demanded the abolition of the _____ Council.
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Indian
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The Lucknow Pact provided for the separation of the _____ from the executive.
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Judiciary
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In the Lucknow Pact, it was agreed that provinces should be _____ in their respective spheres.
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Autonomous
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The Lucknow Pact granted Muslims representation in the Council _____ to their proportion in the total population.
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In excess
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How did the Lucknow Pact affect the relationship between the Early Nationalists and Assertive Nationalists?
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It brought them together and strengthened the Congress.
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The Muslim League accepted the principles of election and _____ as part of the Lucknow Pact.
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Majority rule
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Which controversy in the United Provinces (1900) worsened relations between the Hindu and Muslim communities?
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The Hindi-Urdu Controversy.
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Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan declared in the 1880s that the political interests of Hindus and Muslims were _____.
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Different
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The United Indian Patriotic Association was founded specifically to oppose the _____.
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Indian National Congress
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Communal bias was often propagated through which forms of media?
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Poetry, drama, novels, short stories, and newspapers.
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Why was the Lucknow Pact considered a 'temporary truce'?
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Because the Muslim League remained a separate entity with a communal outlook.
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What was the British intention behind accepting communal leaders as 'authentic representatives' of their co-religionists?
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To treat Hindus, Muslims, and Sikhs as separate communities.