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 demand for Pakistan was made by the Muslim League for the first time in option (b) 1940. The demand for Pakistan, a separate nation for Muslims in British India, was officially put forward by the All India Muslim League during its Lahore session in 1940. This demand was encapsulated in the resolution known as the Lahore Resolution or the Pakistan Resolution. The resolution called for the creation of independent states in regions where Muslims were in a majority in the northwestern and northeastern regions of British India. The Lahore Resolution marked a significant milestone in the demand for a separate nation for Muslims and laid the foundation for the eventual creation of Pakistan in 1947.