Minutes from a 1906 delegation at Simla record Muslim landowners, lawyers and educationists meeting Viceroy Minto. They argued that Muslims were a separate ...
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Minutes from a 1906 delegation at Simla record Muslim landowners, lawyers and educationists meeting Viceroy Minto. They argued that Muslims were a separate political community and that elections based only on population would not protect them. The minutes were later used in a case study of the achievements of Muslim leaders before independence.
(a) Identify the leader of the Simla Deputation. [1]
(b) Explain two demands made by the deputation. [4]
(c) Explain why the viceroy's response was important to the Pakistan Movement. [2]
Answer Details
(a) Aga Khan III / Sir Sultan Muhammad Shah [1] (b) Separate electorates for Muslims [2]; representation greater than their numerical proportion / weightage [2]; Muslim consultation in government appointments or councils [2]. Max [4] (c) Minto accepted the principle that Muslims required separate political representation [1]; this encouraged the formation and aims of the All-India Muslim League [1].
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