Politics | MCQs

Explanation

Founder: Allan Octavian Hume

Founded: 28 December 1885 

Headquarters: New Delhi

Explanation

Jinnah gave his points in order to safeguard and protect the rights and interests of Muslims in March 1929.

Muhammad Ali Johar helped Quaid e Azam in preparation for fourteen points 

Nehru report presented in 1928

Jinnah’s Fourteen Points presented in 1929

1.      Federal constitution with residual powers with the provinces.

2.      Provincial autonomy.

3.      No constitutional amendment without the agreement of the states.

4.      All legislatures and elected bodies to have adequate Muslim representation without reducing Muslim majority in a province to minority or equality.

5.      Adequate Muslim representation of Muslims in the services and in self-governing bodies.

6.      1/3rd representation of Muslims in the Central Legislature.

7.      1/3rd Muslim members in the central and state cabinets.

8.      Separate electorates.

9.      No bill to be passed in any legislature if 3/4th of a minority community considers it against its interests.

10.   Any reorganisation of territories not to affect the Muslim majority in Bengal, Punjab and the NWFP.

11.   Separation of Sindh from Bombay Presidency.

12.   Constitutional reforms in the NWFP and Baluchistan.

13.   Full religious freedom for all communities.

14.   Protection of the religious, cultural, educational and language rights of Muslims.

ND23-4-2023

Explanation

Begum Jahan Ara Shah Nawaz focused on the rights and upliftment of women in her writings.

She addressed educational and social reforms to promote gender equality and empowerment.

Born: 1896 | Died: 1979

Explanation

• Diet is the Japanese National Parliament.
• It composed of two houses - the House of Peers and the House of Representatives.

Explanation

Anura Kumara Dissanayake is the current & tenth President of Sri Lanka since 23 Sep 2024.

Predecessor: Ranil Wickremesinghe

Party affiliation: Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna

Explanation

• General Ziaur Rahman was the husband of Begum Khaleda Zia.
• He served as the President of Bangladesh from 1977 to 1981.

Explanation

Bandaranaike was sworn in as the first female prime minister in the world

She belonged to Sri Lanka

served three terms as prime minister:

• two times as the chief executive, from 1960 to 1965 and from 1970 to 1977
• and once again in a presidential system from 1994 to 2000

Bandaranaike belonged to the Freedom Party

Preceded by: Chandrika Kumaratunga

Succeeded by: Ratnasiri Wickremanayake

ND5-5-2023

Explanation

Mahathir Mohamad is the longest-serving Prime Minister of Malaysia.

He held office for two non-consecutive terms.

First term from 1981 to 2003.

Second term from 2018 to 2020.

Explanation

Pedro Sanchez became Spain PM: June 2018

Pedro Sanchez replaced Mariano Rajoy

Explanation

Majlis is the name of the parliament of Iran.

Iran's parliament consists of 290 members

previous 272 seats since the 18 February 2000 election.

Islamic Consultative Assembly, also called the Iranian Parliament

Iran's parliament Founded: May 28, 1980

Iran's parliament Founder: Persian Constitution of 1906

Iran's parliament Speaker: Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf; Since 28 May 2020

Length of term: 4 years

Iran's parliament First Vice: Ali Nikzad; since 25 May 2021