Question

Consider the following statements with reference to All India Muslim League:
1. Muhammad Ali Jinnah was one of the founding members of the league.
2. It supported the Partition of Bengal.
3. It joined the Interim government of 1946.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?

• A. Only 1 and 2
• B. Only 1 and 3
• C. Only 2 and 3
• D. All of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is B Only 1 and 3

1. All India Muslim League was founded in 1906 by a group of big zamindars ex-bureaucrats and other upper class Muslims like the Aga Khan, the Nawab of Dacca and Nawab Mohsin-uI-Mulk.
2. Muhammad Ali Jinnah served as leader of the All-India Muslim League from 1913 until Pakistan's independence on 14 August 1947.
3. Founded as a loyalist, communal and conservative political organization, the League supported the partition of Bengal, raised the slogan of separate Muslim interests, demanded separate electorates and safeguards for Muslims in government services, and reiterated all the major themes of communal politics and ideology enunciated earlier by Syed Ahmed and his followers.Though the interim government on 1946 was initially formed by the Congress, Muslim league joined it later. Liyaqat Ali khan a Muslim league leader was finance minister in interim government during 1946. He was instrumental in hamstringing interim government‘s decision