The Ideology of Pakistan: Two-Nation Theory

Give short answers:

1. In the beginning of the 11th century, who observed that Hindus differed from the
Muslims in all matters and habits?
Al-Biruni
2. Who made the speech that was very similar to Al-Birunis thesis in theme and tone
and when?
Quaid-e-Azam
3. What is Two Nation Theory?
The two-nation theory was about Hindus and Muslims unable to live together, so two
nations were to be created.
4. What was the only difference between the writing of Al-Biruni and the speech of
Quaid?
Al Biruni used calculated predictions while Quaid-e-Azam had history to back his
speech up.
Fill in the blanks with correct information/answer?
1. Muslims and Hindus struggling for supremacy in the battlefield starting with the
war between Muhammad bin Qasim & Raja Dahir in 712 (year)
2. When the Hindus of South Asia failed to establish Hindu Padshahi through force,
they opted for back door conspiracies.
3. Bhakti Movement was a desire to merge Islam & Hinduism.
4. Akbar diverted from the main stream Islamic ideology was one of the Hindus
greatest success stories.

5. Muslims once again proved their separate identity during the regimes of Jehangir,
Shah Jehan and particularly Aurangzeb.
6. With the advent of the British rule in India in 1858, Hindu-Muslim relations
entered a new phase.
7. The British brought with them a new political philosophy commonly known as
territorial nationalism.
8. On March 24, 1940 (date) the Muslims finally abandoned the idea of federalism
and defined a separate homeland as their target.
9. The Muslim League which alone had the right to represent the Muslims of India.
10. Pakistan is a state founded on ideological basis and not on territorial grounds
grounds.
11. Haider Ali and his son Tipu Sultan gave a tough fight to the English. But due to
the betrayal of Mir Sadiq at the nick of time, Tipu Sultan suffered a defeat and fell
as a martyr at Saringaptam in 1799 (year) at the altar of preserving independence.
12. Siraj-ud-Dawla was martyred in the Battle of 184 Pakistan Vision Vol. 15 No.1
Plassey in 1757 (year) due to treachery of his kinsman Mir Jaffar.
13. Delhi was occupied in 1803 (year) and English became the de facto rulers of
almost the entire India.
14. Allama Muhammad Iqbal, through his enchanting poetry recalled to the Muslims,

the glory of Islam, and urged them to follow the foot prints of their ancestors by
virtue of which they could regain the glory they had lost.