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The ‘Pakistan Resolution’ was drafted by

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. Rehmat Ali
  2. Sikandar Hayat Khan
  3. Mohammad Ali Jinnah
  4. Fazlul Haq

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: Sikandar Hayat Khan

Explanation: The correct answer is B. Sikandar Hayat Khan. The Pakistan Resolution, also known as the Lahore Resolution, was passed by the All India Muslim League on 23rd March 1940 at Lahore. While it was moved by A. K. Fazlul Haq, the resolution itself was drafted by Sir Sikandar Hayat Khan, who was then the Premier of the Punjab Province and an influential leader within the Muslim League. The resolution did not explicitly use the word ‘Pakistan’ but demanded that independent states be created for Muslims in the north-western and eastern zones of India, where they were in a majority.