Sequentially arrange the following events leading to the Partition of India.
(A) Direct Action Day.
(B) Coining of the name 'Pakistan' by Rehmat Ali.
(C) Pakistan Resolution by Muslim League.
(D) Mohammad Iqbal's address to the Muslim League on the need for a 'North West India Muslim State.'
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (D), (B), (C), (A)
(D) Mohammad Iqbal’s address to the Muslim League on the need for a ‘North West India Muslim State.’ — 1930. The Urdu poet spoke of the need for a “North-West Indian Muslim state” as an autonomous unit within a single, loose Indian federation.
(B) Coining of the name ‘Pakistan’ by Rehmat Ali. — 1933. The name Pakistan or Pak-stan was coined by Choudhry Rehmat Ali, a Punjabi Muslim student at Cambridge.
(C) Pakistan Resolution by Muslim League. — 1940, when the Muslim League moved a resolution at Lahore demanding a measure of autonomy for the Muslim-majority areas.
(A) Direct Action Day. — August 1946, when the Muslim League decided on “Direct Action” for winning Pakistan.
Note: This question is taken from the chapter ‘Understanding Partition’ which was there in the pre-rationalised NCERT and has been deleted from subsequent editions of NCERT, including the NCERT book (2026-27).
NCERT: Themes in Indian History Part III — Chapter 14: Understanding Partition (Pre-rationalised)
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