Read this summary from a 1916 political newsletter: Congress and the Muslim League agreed that India should receive more self-government. Congress accepted ...
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Read this summary from a 1916 political newsletter: Congress and the Muslim League agreed that India should receive more self-government. Congress accepted separate Muslim electorates, while the League accepted joint demands for constitutional reform. A university seminar calls this agreement a rare period of cooperation in the Pakistan Movement era.
(a) Identify the agreement made in 1916. [1]
(b) Explain two terms of the agreement that benefited Muslim political interests. [3]
(c) Analyse why Muslim League leaders were willing to cooperate with Congress at this time. [2]
Answer Details
(a) Lucknow Pact [1] (b) Congress accepted separate electorates [1]; Muslims received agreed representation/weightage in provincial legislatures [1]; both organisations demanded wider Indian self-government [1]. (c) Cooperation strengthened pressure on the British state for reform [1]; League leaders believed agreed safeguards could protect Muslims while pursuing constitutional progress [1].
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