Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Modern India: Understanding Partition

Question:

Which of the following statements is correct about the Lucknow Pact?

A) The Lucknow Pact was signed in December 1918.
B) It was an understanding between the Congress and the Britishers.
C) As per the pact, the Congress accepted separate electorates. 
D) The pact provided a joint political platform for the Moderates, Extremists and the Muslim League.

Choose the correct answer from the given options:

Options:

A and B

B and C

C and D

A and D

Correct Answer:

C and D

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 3 - C and D

The correct statements are:

C) As per the pact, the Congress accepted separate electorates. 
D) The pact provided a joint political platform for the Moderates, Extremists and the Muslim League.

Corrections in the incorrect statement:

A) The Lucknow Pact was signed in December 1916, not 1918.
B) It was an understanding between the Congress and the MUSLIM LEAGUE.

 

The Lucknow Pact of December 1916 was an understanding between the Congress and the Muslim League (controlled by the UP-based “Young Party”) whereby the Congress accepted separate electorates. The pact provided a joint political platform for the Moderates, Extremists and the Muslim League.