Q. The demand for Pakistan was made by the Muslim League for the first time in
(a) 1938
(b) 1940
(c) 1941
(d) 1946.
Ans: (b) 1940
Explanation: The correct answer is (b) 1940.
The demand for Pakistan, the separate homeland for Muslims, was formally made by the All-India Muslim League in 1940. The resolution for the creation of Pakistan was passed at the Muslim League’s annual session held in Lahore on March 23, 1940. This resolution, commonly known as the Lahore Resolution or the Pakistan Resolution, called for the establishment of autonomous and independent states in the regions of India where Muslims were in a majority. It marked a significant turning point in the political aspirations of the Muslim League and set the stage for the subsequent demand for the creation of Pakistan.
