Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Modern India: Understanding Partition

Question:
Which of the following is true of Lucknow Pact?
Options:
The pact provided a joint platform of Moderates, Radicals and Muslim League.
Congress accepted the provision of separate electorates for Muslims.
Both 1 and 2
None of the above
Correct Answer:
Both 1 and 2
Explanation:
The Lucknow Pact was an agreement reached between the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League (AIML) at a joint session of both the parties held in Lucknow in December 1916. Through the pact, the two parties agreed to allow representation to religious minorities in the provincial legislatures. The Muslim League leaders agreed to join the Congress movement demanding Indian autonomy. The meeting at Lucknow marked the reunion of the moderate and radical wings of the Congress.