EXPLANATION
GK5. The historic Lahore Resolution, also known as the Pakistan Resolution, was passed in which year?
a) 1930
b) 1940
c) 1950
d) 1960
ANSWER: b) 1940
EXPLANATION:
It is known as the "Lahore Resolution" or the "Resolution of Pakistan". The Lahore Resolution was passed on March 23, 1940, during a meeting of the All-India Muslim League in Lahore, British India (now Pakistan). It called for the establishment of independent states for Muslims in the regions of British India where they constituted a majority, with the aim of protecting their political, cultural, and economic rights. The resolution laid the foundation for the demand for a separate nation for Muslims, which ultimately led to the creation of Pakistan in 1947. Pakistan became a sovereign state on August 14, 1947, with Muhammad Ali Jinnah as its first Governor-General and Liaquat Ali Khan as the first Prime Minister.
