Explanation

When Pakistan was founded in 1947, it consisted of five provinces:

1. East Bengal (now Bangladesh)
2. West Punjab (now Punjab)
3. Sindh
4. North-West Frontier Province (now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)
5. Baluchistan (now Balochistan)

Additional information:

• One Unit Policy introduced in 1955 to merge western provinces of Pakistan.
• Western provinces formed a single unit called West Pakistan.
• Provincial capital of West Pakistan: Lahore.
• East Bengal renamed East Pakistan at the same time.
• Provincial capital of East Pakistan: Dhaka.

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Explanation

• The Aligarh Educational Movement was started by Sir Syed Ahmad Khan after the War of Independence (1857).

Additional information:

• Scientific Society founded: 1864
• Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College established: 1875
• Aligarh Muslim University status granted: 1920

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Explanation

• Imran Khan was removed through a no-confidence vote in the National Assembly of Pakistan.

• Date of removal: 10 April 2022
• Successor as Prime Minister: Shehbaz Sharif
• Vote count: 174 votes in favor of no-confidence
• This was under Article 5 and Article 224 of Pakistan’s Constitution.

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Explanation

• Lord Curzon was the Viceroy of India from 1899 to 1905.
• In 1905, he partitioned Bengal into East Bengal (Muslim majority) and West Bengal (Hindu majority) for administrative purposes.

Additional information:

• The Swadeshi Movement (1905) involved boycotting British goods.
• The partition was reversed in 1911 due to widespread protests.

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Explanation

• Sir Cyril Radcliffe chaired the Boundary Commission and drew the borders between India and Pakistan.
• The border he established on 17 August 1947 is famously known as the Radcliffe Line.
• The announcement of the partition and borders was made by Lord Mountbatten in 1947.

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