Explanation

• The Radcliff Award is known for Boundary Commission.

Additional information:

Key facts about Radcliffe Award:

• Partition Plan Date: 3 June 1947
• Announcement Date: 17 August 1947
• Chairman: Cyril Radcliffe
• Provinces Divided: Punjab & Bengal
• Countries Involved: India & Pakistan

Last verified on 13-04-2026

Explanation

• Aga Khan III was the first president of the All-India Muslim League, founded in 1906.
• He led the Muslim deputation to the British Viceroy the same year to represent Muslim interests.
• Born: 2 November 1877, Karachi
• Died: 11 July 1957, Versoix, Switzerland
• Burial: Aga Khan Mausoleum, Egypt

Founders of All-India Muslim League:

1. Muhammad Ali Jinnah
2. Aga Khan III
3. Khwaja Salimullah
4. Hakim Ajmal Khan

Last verified on 16-03-2026

Explanation

Note: In European history, the Medieval period typically refers to a different timeframe, usually 476 AD to 1450/1500 A

• The medieval period in India
• Have started with the arrival of Islam and the conquest of Sindh by Muhammad bin Qasim 
• Start Date: 712 AD (Conquest of Sindh).
• End Date: 1857 AD (Fall of the Mughal Empire/start of British Raj).

Explanation

• Rohtas Fort near Jhelum was built by Sher Shah Suri. 
• He was the founder of the Suri Empire in India
• Rohtas Fort is a 16th-century fortress
• It is located near the city of Dina in Jhelum 
• The construction started in 1541 
• Rohtas Fort has 14 gates 
  

Explanation

• Qutb ud-Din Aibak was the first independent Muslim ruler of Delhi 
• Founder of the Mamluk (Slave) Dynasty
• He was the general of Muhammad Ghori.
  

Additional information

• Al-khafif was the first ruler of the Soomra dynasty (1011-1026)
• Mughal emperor Akbar was the first Muslim 
• Razia Sultana, the first woman ruler of India