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Consider the following statements about the Lucknow Pact of 1916:
1. It was an agreement between the Indian National Congress and the All India Muslim League.
2. Congress accepted separate electorates for Muslims under the pact.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1. It was an agreement between the Indian National Congress and the All India Muslim League.
2. Congress accepted separate electorates for Muslims under the pact.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- A. 1 only
- B. 2 only
- C. Both 1 and 2
- D. Neither 1 nor 2
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Answer: (C) Both 1 and 2
At the Lucknow session in 1916 the Congress, reunited after the Surat split, and the Muslim League jointly put forward reform demands. The Congress accepted separate electorates for Muslims, which it had earlier opposed. Both statements are correct; the pact was brokered by Tilak and Jinnah.
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