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63 (a) What was the Lucknow Pact? [4]Reward each correct statement with 1 mark; 2 marks can be awarded for a developedstatement. Candidates might refer to:(Dec) 1916, Congress agreed to concessions with Muslim League – right to separateelectorates, one third of seats in Councils. Both wanted more seats in Councils, protectionof Minorities, provinces to have autonomy, proposals to be binding on British. First timejoint agreement, Congress accepted some form of partition needed, Home Rule seemed apossibility and Muslim League realised they needed to work with Congress.(b) Why was the Muslim League established in 1906?Level Description MarksLevel 3Level 2Level 1Explains reasons, e.g.Muslim rights would not be advanced if they continued to rely onthe Indian National Congress. It was seen as an organisation whichwould only advance Hindu views. The Congress was demandingthat India should be treated as a cultural whole and Hindi shouldbe declared the official language. By not organising a Muslimgroup they would continue to be disorganised and disunited. Evenmore worrying was the growth of extreme Hindu nationalist groupswho demanded that Muslims be forcibly converted to Hinduism.Therefore a number of prominent Muslim leaders founded theMuslim League.Identifies reasons, e.g.The Muslims were not united. The Hindus had their own party.Simplistic statement, e.g.They wanted their own political party.[5–7][2–4][1]Level 0 No valid response. [0]© UCLES 20132059/01/SM/15