Question

The All India Muslim League at Dacca was established in:
1. 1906
2. 1915
3. 1910
4. 1901

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : 1906

The correct answer is 1906.

• On December 30, 1906, the Muslim league was formed under the leadership of Aga Khan, the Nawab of Dhaka, and Nawab Mohsin-ul-Mulk at Dacca. 
• It was a political group that led the movement calling for a separate Muslim nation to be created at the time of the partition of British India in 1947 because it feared that an independent India would be dominated by Hindus.
• It was formed to safeguard the rights of Indian Muslims.
• The objectives of the league were:
  • ​To create among Muslims feelings of loyalty towards the British Government.
  • To safeguard the political rights of the Muslims and to convey the same to the government.
  • To overcome the feeling of hostility among Muslims towards other communities.
• Muhammad Ali Jinnah joined the league in 1913.
• The league was dissolved on 14 August 1947. It continues to exist in various forms as political parties in Pakistan, Bangladesh, and India.