1. In December 1916 both Indian National Congress and Indian Muslim League held their session at:
(a) Aligarh
(b) Allahabad
(c) Lucknow
(d) Lahore
[U.P P.C.S. (Spl) (Pre) 2004]
Ans. (c) Lucknow
- In 1916, the Lucknow Pact was an important step in bringing Hindus and Muslims together.
- Both the Congress and the Muslim League had come together to agree on how many members of each group would be in the legislature and how much representation each group would get.
- This was confirmed by both organizations at their annual meetings at the end of that year.
- Hindu-Muslim unity made the British change their policy to allow more Indians to be in government and to slowly develop local self-government.
- Sarojini Naidu called Jinnah, the leader of the Pact, the ‘Ambassador of Hindu-Muslim Unity’.
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2. The Lucknow Session of the Indian National Congress that took place in 1916 and was presided over by:
(a) Annie Besant
(b) Lala Lajpat Rai
(c) Motilal Nehru
(d) A.C. Majumdar
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2013, U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2010, U.P. P.C.S. (Pre) 2009, U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2006]
Ans. (d) A.C. Majumdar
- In 1916, A.C. Majumdar was the leader of the Lucknow Session, where the well-known Lucknow Pact was agreed upon.
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3. The famous ‘Lucknow Pact’ was signed between the Congress and Muslim League in:
(a) 1913
(b) 1914
(c) 1915
(d) 1916
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2010, U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2006]
Ans. (d) 1916
- In 1916, A.C. Majumdar was in charge of the Lucknow Session, where the well-known Lucknow Pact was agreed upon.
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4. Who among the following was the chief architect of reconciliation between the Extremists and the Moderates?
(a) Annie Besant
(b) M.A. Jinnah
(c) Madam Cama
(d) Feroz Shah Mehta
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2004]
Ans. (a) Annie Besant
- At the Lucknow session in 1916, Ambika Charan Majumdar presided over an important event in Indian history.
- Annie Besant and Tilak worked hard to bring the extremist members of the Indian National Congress back in, and their efforts paid off at the Congress’ annual session in December 1915.
- Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Tilak were the main people behind the “Lucknow Pact”, which was an agreement between Congress and the Muslim League.
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5. Who made the agreement between the Muslim League and Congress in 1916?
(a) B.G. Tilak
(b) Gokhle
(c) Annie Besant
(d) J. L. Nehru
[U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2004]
Ans. (a) B.G. Tilak
- At the Lucknow session of the Indian National Congress in 1916, which was led by Ambika Charan Majumdar, two important things happened.
- Extremists were allowed back into the Congress after they had been banned for nine years, and a compromise was made between the Congress and the Muslim League.
- Annie Besant and Tilak worked hard to make peace between the moderates and the extremists in Congress, and eventually, they succeeded.
- At the Congress meeting in December 1915, it was agreed that the extremists could rejoin the Congress.
- Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Tilak were the main people who created the Lucknow Pact.
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6. Which implication was taken in the Lucknow session of Congress in 1916?
(a) Separate electorate demand of the Muslim League was accepted.
(b) Temporary merger of the Muslim League and Congress occurred
(c) A Muslim person was elected as President of Congress.
(d) None of the above.
[M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1994]
Ans. (a) Separate electorate demand of the Muslim League was accepted
- In 1916, Congress agreed to the Muslim League’s demand for a separate voting system for Muslims, which was a big success for them.
- However, some Congress leaders still didn’t agree with it.
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7. The Congress for the first time accepted the system of separate electorate for Muslims in the year:
(a) 1909
(b) 1916
(c) 1931
(d) 1932
[R.A.S./R.T.S.(Pre) 1999]
Ans. (b) 1916
- The Lucknow Pact of 1916 was a success for the Muslim League, as Congress agreed to the request for a special voting system for Muslims.
- However, some members of Congress still disagreed with this.
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8. Which one of the following presents a period of unanimity between the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League?
(a) 1906-1911
(b) 1916-1922
(c) 1917-1921
(d) 1940-1946
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1992]
Ans. (b) 1916-1922
- Between 1916 and 1922, the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League were in agreement.
- The Lucknow Pact was only a short-term agreement.
- The Muslim League kept their separate identity and asked for political rights for Muslims.
- The two parties worked together until 1922 when the Non-cooperation Movement happened and the League went back to its original beliefs.
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9. Which one of the following is not correct about the Congress Session of Lucknow, 1916?
(a) Ambika Charan Majumdar was not the President of this session.
(b) In this session, the reunion between the liberals and the extremist was established.
(c) Mahatma Gandhi was apprised of the problems of the peasants of Champaran for the first time.
(d) None of the above
[U.P.P.S.C. (GIC) 2010]
Ans. (a) Ambika Charan Majumdar was not the President of this session.
- Ambika Charan Majumdar was the leader of the Congress party at the Lucknow meeting in 1916.
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10. In which of the following sessions of the Indian National Congress, Mahatma Gandhi was apprised of the problems of Champaran peasants?
(a) Banaras Session, 1905
(b) Calcutta Session, 1906
(c) Surat Session, 1907
(d) Lucknow Session, 1916
[U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Mains) 2013]
Ans. (d) Lucknow Session, 1916
- At the Lucknow Session of 1916, Raj Kumar Shukla told Mahatma Gandhi about the struggles of the Champaran peasants.
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