Question

The right of separate electorate for Muslims was provided by:

• A. Montague-Chelmsford Reforms
• B. Minto-Morley Reforms
• C. The Lucknow Pact
• D. The Government of India Act of 1935

Answer 1

Answer:

C. The Lucknow Pact

The Congress agreed to separate electorates for Muslims in electing representatives to the Imperial and Provincial Legislative Councils. Although the Muslims were given this right in the Indian Council Act of 1909, the Indian National Congress opposed it. The Congress also agreed to the idea of one-third seats for the Muslims in the Councils despite the fact that the Muslim population represented less than a third