History & Civics
From the given list identify the statements which reflect the significance of the Lucknow Pact?
(i) It brought about unity between the two factions in the Congress.
(ii) It was confined only to the educated and rich Hindus and Muslims. It did not involve the masses.
(iii) It seemed to have laid stress on the separate interests of the Hindus and the Muslims and their separate political existence.
(iv) It provided for a 'Communal Veto' in legislation.
- (i), (ii) and (iii)
- (i) only
- All of the above
- None of the above
Answer
(i) only
Reason — The real significance of the Lucknow Pact was that it brought unity between the Congress and the Muslim League and also reunited the Early Nationalists and Assertive Nationalists within the Congress. The other statements describe its limitations or drawbacks, not its significance.
Related Questions
The Muslim League changed its objectives from 'support for the British Government' to …………… leading to the Lucknow Pact.
- 'a system of self-government under Turkey.'
- 'a system of self-government like Britain.'
- 'a system of self-government under the aegis of the British Crown.'
- 'a system of self-government together with the Congress.'
Which of the following was a drawback of the Lucknow Pact?
- Acknowledgement of separate political interests of Hindus and Muslims
- Necessity to introduce reforms
- Separation of the executive from the judiciary.
- Promotion of support to the British.
(I) In 1871, Lord Mayo’s government adopted a resolution which made Urdu the medium of instruction for Muslims in primary and secondary schools.
(II) It was as an attempt to create rift between the Hindus and the Muslims.
- (II) contradicts (I)
- (II) is the reason for (I)
- (I) is true but (II) is false
- (I) and (II) are independent of each other.
(I) The British and communal historians ignored the notion of a composite culture in India.
(II) They failed to recognise that the diversity in India was region-wise and caste-wise and not religion-wise.
- (II) contradicts (I)
- (II) is the reason for (I)
- (I) is true but (II) is false
- (I) and (II) are independent of each other.