RAS question
The All India Muslim League was founded in which year?
Correct answer: (B) 1906.
The All India Muslim League was founded on 30 December 1906 at Dacca during the Muhammadan Educational Conference.
Explanation
The year is 1906 because the All India Muslim League was founded on 30 December 1906 at Dacca. The NIOS lesson places its formation in the context of a stronger radical movement and British efforts to divide Indian political unity, including through the partition of Bengal and the encouragement of separate Muslim political organisation. Nawab Salim Ullah Khan raised the idea of a central association to look after Muslim interests during the Muhammadan Educational Conference. The League’s stated objective was to protect and advance the rights of Muslims in India and represent their needs to the government. This chronology rules out nearby dates such as 1905, 1907, and 1909.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) 1905 refers to the partition of Bengal, not the founding year of the All India Muslim League.
- (C) 1907 is associated with the Surat Split in the Indian National Congress, while the Muslim League had already been founded in 1906.
- (D) 1909 points to the Morley-Minto Reforms, whereas the All India Muslim League was founded three years earlier.
Concept
This tests the chronology of modern Indian political organisations and communal politics. It recurs in RAS because dates such as the Bengal partition, the Muslim League’s formation, the Surat Split, and Morley-Minto Reforms are often tested together.