Question

The word Pakistan was coined by _____.
A. Mohammad Iqbal
B. Jinnah
C. Abul Kalam Azad
D. Rahmat Ali

Answer 1

Hint:
The term Pakistan was coined by the person who is also known for his written pamphlet called “ Pakistan Declaration “. It was created during the third round table conference in London.

Complete answer:
Chaudhary Rahmat Ali was born on 16th November 1897. He was a Pakistani nationalist. He is known for the movement called “ Pakistan movement “ or “ Tahrik-e-Pakistan”. The movement was initiated by several leaders such as Sir Aga Khan III, Maulvi Sharifuddin, Syed Abdul Rauf, Abdul Salam Khan, Shehjada Bakhtiyar Shah, Syyed Muhammad Imam, Maulvi Abdul Raheem, and Sayyed Nabiullah. The capital of Pakistan is Islamabad. Pakistan got independence in the year 1947. Some of the common languages that are spoken here include English, Urdu, Punjabi, Pashto, and Sindhi. The upper house of the parliament of Pakistan is called Senate and the lower house is called as National Assembly. The meaning of the term Pakistan means “ a land abounding in the pure “. The name of the country was coined in the year 1933. The country is divided into several administrative divisions such as Balochistan, Punjab, Sindh, Gilgit Baltistan, and Azad Kashmir.
Hence, the correct answer is option D.

Additional Information – Some important monuments of Pakistan include the Wazir mansion, Quaid-e- Azam’s Mazar, Minar-e-Pakistan, Islamic summit tower, and Ziarat residency.

Note:
 Islamabad was established in the year 1960. The name of the parliament of Pakistan is “ Majlis-e-Shura”. It was founded on 5th March 1956. It has a total of 446 seats in its parliament. The present president is Arif Alvi and the currency is the Pakistani rupee. In terms of area, it is the 33rd largest country.