Arrange the following in a chronological order.
(A) The Muslim League decides on “Direct Action” to get Pakistan.
(B) Congress Ministries come to power in seven provinces of British India.
(C) Choudhary Rehmat Ali coins the name Pakistan.
(D) The Muslim League demands autonomy for Muslim-majority provinces.
(E) Mohammad Iqbal speaks of the need for an autonomous Muslim state.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (E), (C), (B), (D), (A)
(E) Mohammad Iqbal speaks of the need for an autonomous Muslim state. — 1930: the Urdu poet spoke of a “North-West Indian Muslim state” as an autonomous unit within a single, loose Indian federation.
(C) Choudhary Rehmat Ali coins the name Pakistan. — 1933: the name Pakistan or Pak-stan was coined by this Punjabi Muslim student at Cambridge.
(B) Congress Ministries come to power in seven provinces of British India. — 1937-39: Congress ministries were in power in seven out of 11 provinces.
(D) The Muslim League demands autonomy for Muslim-majority provinces. — 1940: the League moved a resolution at Lahore demanding a measure of autonomy for the Muslim-majority areas.
(A) The Muslim League decides on “Direct Action” to get Pakistan. — August 1946: after withdrawing its support to the Cabinet Mission plan, the 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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