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Download Solution PDFLucknow pact of 1916 is known for the agreement between
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Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Congress and the Muslim League on separate electorate.
Important Points
- In 1916 at Lucknow, both the Congress and Muslim League signed a pact known as the Lucknow Pact and put forward common political demands before the Government including the demand for self-government for India after the war.
- The Pact accepted separate electorates and the system of weightage and reservation of seats for the minorities in the legislatures. So, option 2 is correct.
- This was the first time both the INC and the Muslim League's leaders had met in a joint session.
- The pact provided a joint political platform for the Moderates, Extremists, and the Muslim League.
- The Indian National Congress was headed by Bal Gangadhar Tilak and the All-India Muslim League was led by Muhammad Ali Jinnah.
- Lucknow Pact was adopted by Congress at its Lucknow session on 29 December 1916.
- Lucknow Pact was adopted by the Muslim League on 31 December 1916.
- The Pact addressed both the structure of India's government and the relationship between Hindu and Muslim communities.
- This Lucknow pact prepared the door for Hindu-Muslim cooperation in the Khilafat movement, as well as Mohandas Gandhi's non-cooperation movement, which began in 1920.
- Muslim League was formed in 1906.
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