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While the Lahore Resolution of 1940 demanded a separate homeland, the actual word 'Pakistan' was not explicitly mentioned in its original text. Who is widely credited with coining the name 'Pakistan' in 1933?

A Maulana Shaukat Ali
B Choudhry Rahmat Ali
C Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar
D Hussain Shaheed Suhrawardy

✓ Correct Answer: Option B

Choudhry Rahmat Ali, a Muslim nationalist and one of the earliest proponents of the idea of Pakistan, coined the name 'Pakistan' in 1933 in his pamphlet 'Now or Never; Are We to Live or Perish Forever?'.

💡 Why is B) the correct answer?

The correct answer to the question "While the Lahore Resolution of 1940 demanded a separate homeland, the actual word 'Pakistan' was not explicitly mentioned in its original text. Who is widely credited with coining the name 'Pakistan' in 1933?" is Option B: Choudhry Rahmat Ali.

The other options — A) Maulana Shaukat Ali, C) Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar, D) Hussain Shaheed Suhrawardy — are incorrect for this Pakistan Affairs question. As explained above: Choudhry Rahmat Ali, a Muslim nationalist and one of the earliest proponents of the idea of Pakistan, coined the name 'Pakistan' in 1933 in his pamphlet 'Now or Never; Are We to Live or Perish Foreve…

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