Question

When and where was the Pakistan Resolution passed by the Muslim League?
1. Lahore in 1947
2. Punjab in 1930
3. Lahore in 1940
4. Punjab in 1935

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Lahore in 1940

The correct answer is Lahore in 1940.

• The Pakistan Resolution was passed by the Muslim League at Lahore in 1940.

• Pakistan Resolution/Lahore Resolution (24th March 1940 AD):
  • It was in 1930 that Iqbal suggested the union of the Frontier Province–Baluchistan, Sindh and Kashmir–as a Muslim state within the federation.
  • Chaudhry Rehmat Ali invented the term ‘Pakstan’ (later called ‘Pakistan’) in 1935 AD.
  • The Lahore Session of the Muslim League was held on 24th March 1940 AD.
  • The Resolution for Pakistan was passed and the Federal scheme was rejected as envisaged in the Government of India Act, 1935 AD.