Explanation

• The Urdu-Hindi controversy officially began in 1867 in India
• It started in the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh
• Hindus demanded that Hindi be an official language in place of Urdu
• In 1881, Hindi replaced Urdu in the Devanagari script in Bihar,
• The demand grew significantly in 1867 in Banaras
  

Question updated 03-March-2026

Explanation

The Durand Line is the 2,611-kilometer (1,622-mile) border between Afghanistan and Pakistan

The common border between Pakistan and Afghanistan is called Durand Line

British signed the Treaty of Durand line with Abur Rehman Khan

The agreement was signed on November 12, 1893, in Kabul, Afghanistan.

The agreement was signed between Sir Mortimer Durand, the Indian Foreign Secretary at the time, and Amir Abdur Rahman Khan in Kabul.

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According to Survey of Pakistan 2020, the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan is 2611 km.

check here: www.surveyofpakistan.gov.pk

We often heard Durand Line length is 2252 KM. But at most of the places, we read 2430 KM.

but right answer is 2611

Explanation

The Muslim League rejected the proposals because it had given the greatest importance and priority to the creation of one Indian Union.

The Indian National leaders reject the Cripps Mission by the demand for immediate independence.

The Cripps Mission was a failed attempt in late March 1942.

The Cripps Mission was sent by the British government to India.

 To obtain Indian cooperation for the British war efforts in the 2nd World War.

The mission was headed by a senior minister Sir Stafford Cripps.

The objective of Cripps Mission: To reform the constitutional issues

Explanation

During the partition of Punjab in 1947, India was granted a land link road to Kashmir via Gurdaspur.

Gurdaspur is a city in the Indian state of Punjab, between the rivers Beas and Ravi.

The headquarters of Gurdaspur District

Gurdaspur is in the geographical center of the district, which shares a border with Pakistan.

Gurdaspur City was named after Mahant Guriya das ji.

Explanation

The period of 1954 to 1962 in Pakistan is known as the era of Alliances.

An alliance, in international relations, is a formal agreement between two or more states for mutual support in case of war.

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Pakistan – Era Of Alliances (1954 -1962)

Mutual Defense Assistance Agreement (1954)

Pakistan joined SEATO (South East Asian Treaty Organization) in 1954

Colombo Conference (1954)

CENTO (Central Treaty Organization) in 1955.

 Bandung Conference 1955

Explanation

The province of NWFP (North-West Frontier Province) was renamed Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on April 19, 2010.

It following the 18th Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan, with 90 votes in favor.

NWFP was established in 1901.

At the time of Pakistan's independence in 1947, the Indian National Congress was a significant political party in NWFP.

Explanation

The Wakhan Corridor is a narrow strip of territory in Afghanistan, extending to China and separating Tajikistan from Pakistan and Kashmir.

 The corridor was formed in 1893 and created the Durand Line.

The Wakhan Corridor is about 350 km long.

Explanation

The resolution passed on April 19, 1946, at the Delhi convention, clarified doubts about the word 'states' in the original Lahore Resolution

It demanded `an unequivocal understanding be given to implementing the establishment of Pakistan without delay’.

NA23-7-2023

Explanation

Tameez Ud Deen was the Speaker and president of Pakistan's Constituent Assembly

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Maulvi Tamizuddin Khan was the Speaker of Pakistan's Constituent Assembly from 1948 to 1954

and the National Assembly of Pakistan between 1962 and 1963.

1st Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 23 February 1948 – 13 December 1948

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Born March 1889 Faridpur, Bengal Presidency, British India

Died           19 August 1963 (aged 74) Dacca, East Pakistan, Pakistan

Khan joined the non-cooperation movement led by Gandhi when he was a student.

Later he joined the Indian National Congress and subsequently joined the khilafat movement in 1921

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NA23-7-2023

Explanation

On 11 February 2021, Pakistan conducted a successful launch of the Babur-1A cruise missile with a range of 450 kilometers.

while 

Pakistan successfully conducted a flight test of air-launched cruise missile Ra’ad-II on 18th February 2020.