Question

The Muslim League changed its objectives from ‘support for the British Government’ to ______ leading to the Lucknow Pact.

Options

• ‘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.’

Answer 1

The Muslim League changed its objectives from ‘support for the British Government’ to ‘a system of self-government under the aegis of the British Crown.’ leading to the Lucknow Pact.

Explanation:

In 1913 the Muslim League amended its objectives to seek self-government under the British Crown, which brought its goals closer to the Congress and paved the way for the Lucknow Pact (1916).