Which organisation is considered the first Muslim political body constituted to represent the Muslims of the subcontinent as a whole?

(A) Anjuman-e-Mussalmanan-e-Hind
(B) Central National Mohammadan Association
(C)  Urdu Defence Association
(D) None of these

Answer: (B) Central National Mohammadan Association

Q. Who founded the political organization, Central National Muhammadan Association ?
(A) Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
(B) Quaid-e-Azam
(C) Syed Ameer Ali
(D) None of these

Answer: (C) Syed Ameer Ali

Q. When and where the political organization, Central National Muhammadan Association was founded?
(A) 1877, Calcutta
(B) 1877, Aligarh
(C) 1857, Calcutta
(D) 1857, Aligarh

Answer: (A) 1877, Calcutta

What was the designation of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan in M.A.O. School at Aligarh?

(A) Secretary, Managing Committee
(B)  President, Managing Committee
(C) Patron, Managing Committee
(D) None of these

Answer: (D) None of these

Q. When was the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental (M.A.O) college was founded by Sir Syed Ahmad Khan ?
(A) 1870
(B) 1872
(C) 1875
(D) 1877

Answer: (C) 1875

Q. What was the old given Urdu name of the M.A.O (Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental) college?
(A) Madrasatul Uloom Musalmanan-e-Hind
(B) Madrasah Nizamiyah
(C) Madrasah Babul Uloom
(D) None of these

Answer: (A) Madrasatul Uloom Musalmanan-e-Hind

Sir Syed Ahmad Khan established a Translation Society (later, renamed as ‘Scientific Society’) in 1864. In which town was it founded?

(A) Bijnaur
(B) Aligarh
(C) Ghazipur
(D) None of these

Answer: (C) Ghazipur

Q. When did Sir Syed Ahmad Khan established the booklet Asbab-e-Baghawat-e-Hind, In which he studied the causes of the Indian revolt?
(A) 1855
(B) 1857
(C) 1859
(D) 1860

Answer: (C) 1859

Q. Where did Sir Syed Ahmad Khan founded a modern madrassa in 1859, which was one of the first religious school to impart scientific education ?
(A) Aligarh
(B) Muradabad
(C) Ghazipur
(D) Bijnaur

Answer: (B) Muradabad

Where, during the War of Independence, was Sir Syed Ahmad Khan working/posted?

(A) Delhi
(B) Bijnaur
(C) Aligarh
(D) None of these

Answer: (B) Bijnaur

Q. When did Sir Ahmad Khan entered the service of East India Company?
(A) 1832
(B) 1835
(C) 1838
(D) 1840

Answer: (C) 1838

Q. Which university awarded Sir Syed Ahmad Khan an honorary LLD in 1889?
(A) University of Edinburgh
(B) University of Aligarh
(C) University of New York
(D) None of these

Answer: (A) University of Edinburgh

Which of the following was/were the drawback(s) of the Government of India Act of 1858?

(A) Control of the Secretary of State for India and his Council was bureaucratic in nature
(B) Expense of the Secretary of State for India and his Council became a burden on Indian revenues
(C) Both of these
(D) None of these

Answer: (B) Expense of the Secretary of State for India and his Council became a burden on Indian revenues

Q. When was the Government of India Act 1858 passed?
(A) August 2
(B) June 2
(C) February 2
(D) None of these

Answer: (A) August 2

Q. Who introduced the bill which was originally titled as “An Act for the Better Government of India” and it was passed on August 2, 1858?
(A) Queen Victoria
(B) Cord Palmerson
(C) Edward Henry Stanley
(D) None of these

Answer: (C) Edward Henry Stanley