ICSE CLASS 10 HISTORY CHAPTER-FORMATION OF MUSLIM LEAGUE NOTES AND EXERCISE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

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Formation of the Muslim League

1. When was the Muslim League founded?

Ans- The Muslim League was founded in 1906 to safeguard the rights of Indian Muslims.

2. Name any two Muslim leaders associated with the foundation of the Muslim League

Ans- Muslim league was founded under the leadership of Aga Khan, the Nawab of Dhaka and Nawab Mohsin-ul-Mulk.

3. Why did the British treat the Muslims with suspicion after the Great Rising of 1857?

Ans- The British rulers treated the Muslims with suspicion after the Revolt of 1857 because they felt that the Revolt was led by the Muslims.

4. Why did they change their policy towards the Muslims later on?

Ans- Later the Britishers change their policy towards the Muslims because they wanted to divide the Hindus and Muslims and wanted to extend their rule in India.

5. In what way did the economic backwardness of the Muslims lead to the rise of communalism in India?

Ans- In India communalism was started between the lower caste Muslims and Hindus. The Muslims were supported by the Muslim league which promoted conspiracies between Hindus and Muslims. This led to the rise of communalism in India.

6. Why did the British follow the policy of ‘Divide and Rule’?

Ans- British follow the policy of Divide and Rule because it becomes easy them to rule Indians, it creates controversy between two places and divide them, so that the two people will fight and it can rule it easily.

7. In which two ways did the British encourage communalism in India?

Ans- The British highly preached Divide and rule and system of separate electorates to encourage communalism in India.

8. How did the misinterpretation of the Indian history by the British historians cause communalism in India?

Ans- The British divided the Indian history into Hindu and the Muslim periods. In the Hindu period, they dubbed the Muslims as foreign invaders, and in Muslim period they identified the muslims as rulers and the Hindus as a subjugated people. All the above create a communalism in India.

9. How did the militant nationalists add to the communal tension in India?

Ans- There is no doubt that the militant nationalists gave great impetus to the national movement but some of their actions led to the growth of communalism. Tilak organised Shivaji and ganapati festivals. Aurobindo ghosh considered India as mother and nationalism as religion.they identified the Indian nation with the Hindus and the Indian culture with the Hindu religion. They ignored the Muslim rule in Indian history.

10. Who established the Mohammedan-Anglo Oriental college at Aligarh?

Ans- Sir Syed Ahmed Khan established the Mohammedan Anglo Oriental College at aligarh.

11. Who was Mr. Beck?

Ans- Mr. Beck was the principal of MAO college in Aligarh.

12. Name two associations formed by Syed Ahmed Khan to safeguard the rights of the Muslims.

Ans- Sir Syed Ahmed Khan founded the MAO college at Aligarh and the scientific society of Aligarh to protect the right of Muslims.

13. Why did Sir Syed Ahmed Khan advise the Muslims not to join the congress?

Ans- Sir Syed Ahmed Khan advised the Muslims not to join the congress because he opposed the policies of the Indian Congress and the majority of Hindus.

14. What two promises were made by Lord Minto to the deputation which met him in 1906 under the leadership of Agha Khan?

Ans- i. The Muslims should have their own separate electorates where the Muslim voters could elect their own members.

ii. There should be a Mohammedan university that would be a centre of Mohammedan religious and intellectual life.

15. With what aim did the British imperialist encourage the foundation of the Muslim league?

Ans- The British imperialist encouraged the foundation of the Muslim league. The aims behind was the British wanted to rule India for a longer period of time. The British were of the opinion that the formation of the Muslim league will counter the effects of the congress.

16. Give two objectives of the Muslim league.

Ans- i. Promotion of the feelings of loyalty to the British government.

ii. Prevention of the rise of hostility, to other communities.

17. When was the Lucknow pact signed between the congress and the Muslim League?

Ans- In 1916 the Lucknow Pact was signed between the congress and the Muslim league.

18. How did the Hindu-Urdu controversy become an important factor in the formation of the Muslim League?

Ans- Urdu was the court language in Uttar Pradesh. The Hindu community protested and demanded that they should be allowed to submit petitions in Hindi in the Devanagari script. The Government granted this request. The Muslims resented this. This incident worsened the relations between the Hindus and the Muslims.