Modern History PYQ 347 of 709 · Lucknow Session of Congress

Consider the following statements about the Lucknow Pact, 1916:

  • 1. It marked the reunion of the Moderates and the Extremists.
  • 2. B. G. Tilak and Annie Besant dominated the Lucknow session.
  • 3. The Congress–League pact was made for a united scheme of constitutional reforms.
  • 4. Pherozeshah Mehta took part in this session.

Select the correct statements from the above:

  1. A1 and 2
  2. B2, 3 and 4
  3. C1, 2 and 3
  4. DAll of the above

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Correct answer: (c) 1, 2 and 3

Explanation

Statements 1, 2 and 3 are correct; 4 is wrong.

  • 1: at the Lucknow session (1916), presided over by A. C. Mazumdar, the Moderates and Extremists came together again after the Surat split of 1907.
  • 2: Tilak and Annie Besant led the moves for this reunion and dominated the session.
  • 3: the Congress and the Muslim League signed the Lucknow Pact, a joint scheme of constitutional reforms; the Congress accepted separate electorates for Muslims.
  • 4 is wrong: Pherozeshah Mehta had died in November 1915, before the session.
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