Previous Year Question
Through which of the following did the Indian National Congress (INC) and the All India Muslim League (AIML) decide to come together in India's political struggle against British rule?
Correct Answer: A
Detailed Solution
The Lucknow Pact of 1916 was an important political agreement between the Indian National Congress and the All India Muslim League.
According to the official historical Gazetteers of the Government of Maharashtra, the Lucknow sessions of the Congress and the Muslim League in 1916 brought the two organisations together and resulted in the famous Lucknow Pact. The two organisations presented a united front to the British Government.
The two organisations agreed upon a common scheme of constitutional reforms. Under the agreement, the Congress accepted separate electorates for Muslims, and arrangements concerning Muslim representation in different provinces were also agreed upon. Historical records of the Indian National Congress state that at the 1916 Lucknow Session, the Congress-League scheme of reforms was passed and sent to the Viceroy.
1916 → Lucknow sessions of the Congress and Muslim League
Agreement → Lucknow Pact
Significance → A united political front of the Congress and Muslim League before the British Government