CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1916 - Hindu Muslim Cooperation - Lucknow Pact
Who remained the head of the Government of India under the Lucknow scheme?
A. Secretary of the Muslim League
B. Governor-General of India
C. Prime Minister of India
D. President of Congress
Correct Answer: B
The Governor-General was to remain head of the Government of India.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1916 - Hindu Muslim Cooperation - Lucknow Pact
If the Crown wished to veto a bill passed by a legislature, the veto was to be exercised within:
A. Twelve months
B. Six months
C. Five years
D. Three months
Correct Answer: A
The Crown's veto was to be exercised within twelve months of the bill's passage.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1916 - Hindu Muslim Cooperation - Lucknow Pact
Which area remained outside the Imperial Legislative Council's power under the scheme?
A. Tariffs
B. Currency and banking
C. Inter-provincial fiscal relations
D. Military affairs and foreign relations
Correct Answer: D
The council was not to interfere with military affairs or foreign and political relations, including war, peace, and treaties.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1916 - Hindu Muslim Cooperation - Lucknow Pact
The Imperial budget and financial proposals were to be:
A. Excluded from legislative voting
B. Decided by provincial courts
C. Submitted to the Imperial Legislative Council for vote
D. Controlled only by the Secretary of State
Correct Answer: C
Financial proposals and the budget as a whole were to be submitted to the Imperial Legislative Council for voting.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1916 - Hindu Muslim Cooperation - Lucknow Pact
For a non-money bill in the Imperial Legislative Council, prior consent of the executive government was:
A. Mandatory
B. Not required
C. Required only after passage
D. Required only for Muslims
Correct Answer: B
The scheme permitted non-money bills to be introduced without executive government consent.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1916 - Hindu Muslim Cooperation - Lucknow Pact
A special meeting of the Imperial Legislative Council could be demanded by at least:
A. One-eighth of members
B. One-fifth of members
C. One-half of members
D. One-third of members
Correct Answer: A
Not less than one-eighth of the members could requisition a special meeting.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1916 - Hindu Muslim Cooperation - Lucknow Pact
At the imperial level, supplementary questions could be asked by:
A. Only the original questioner
B. Only Muslim members
C. Only nominated officials
D. Any member, not only the original questioner
Correct Answer: D
The scheme extended the right of supplementary questioning to members other than the original questioner.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1916 - Hindu Muslim Cooperation - Lucknow Pact
The proposed term of Imperial Legislative Council members was:
A. Three years
B. Six years
C. Five years
D. Seven years
Correct Answer: C
The proposed term was five years.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1916 - Hindu Muslim Cooperation - Lucknow Pact
Who was to elect the President of the Imperial Legislative Council?
A. Provincial governors
B. The Council itself
C. The Secretary of State
D. The Viceroy alone
Correct Answer: B
The Imperial Legislative Council was to elect its own President.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1916 - Hindu Muslim Cooperation - Lucknow Pact
One-third of which group in the Imperial Legislative Council was to be Muslim?
A. Indian elected members
B. European commercial members
C. All nominated officials
D. Provincial governors
Correct Answer: A
One-third of the Indian elected membership was to be Muslim, chosen through separate Muslim electorates.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1916 - Hindu Muslim Cooperation - Lucknow Pact
What proportion of the Imperial Legislative Council was to be elected?
A. Two-thirds
B. One-half
C. Three-fourths
D. Four-fifths
Correct Answer: D
Four-fifths of the Imperial Legislative Council members were to be elected.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1916 - Hindu Muslim Cooperation - Lucknow Pact
What was the proposed strength of the Imperial Legislative Council?
A. 200
B. 100
C. 150
D. 125
Correct Answer: C
The Congress-League Scheme proposed an Imperial Legislative Council of 150 members.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1916 - Hindu Muslim Cooperation - Lucknow Pact
The proposed term of members of a provincial Executive Council was:
A. Ten years
B. Five years
C. Two years
D. Three years
Correct Answer: B
Provincial Executive Council members were to hold office for five years.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1916 - Hindu Muslim Cooperation - Lucknow Pact
Members of the Indian Civil Service were to be appointed to provincial Executive Councils:
A. Not ordinarily
B. In every case
C. Only by hereditary right
D. Ordinarily
Correct Answer: A
The scheme stated that ICS members should not ordinarily be appointed to provincial Executive Councils.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1916 - Hindu Muslim Cooperation - Lucknow Pact
Indian members of a provincial Executive Council were to be elected by:
A. The British House of Commons
B. The district courts
C. The Governor alone
D. Elected members of the Provincial Legislative Council
Correct Answer: D
The elected members of the provincial legislature were to elect the Indian executive councillors.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1916 - Hindu Muslim Cooperation - Lucknow Pact
What minimum share of a provincial Executive Council was to consist of Indians?
A. One-third
B. One-fourth
C. One-half
D. All members
Correct Answer: C
Not less than one-half of the provincial Executive Council was to consist of Indians.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1916 - Hindu Muslim Cooperation - Lucknow Pact
A provincial Governor should not ordinarily belong to the:
A. Provincial electorate
B. Indian Civil Service or permanent services
C. Local municipality
D. Legal profession
Correct Answer: B
The scheme preferred a Governor who was not ordinarily drawn from the Indian Civil Service or permanent services.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1916 - Hindu Muslim Cooperation - Lucknow Pact
The head of every provincial government under the proposed scheme was to be a:
A. Governor
B. Chief Justice
C. Military commander
D. Premier elected by universal franchise
Correct Answer: A
The scheme retained a Governor as head of each provincial government.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1916 - Hindu Muslim Cooperation - Lucknow Pact
Each province was to have an Executive Council that, together with the Governor, would form the:
A. Secretary of State's Council
B. Imperial legislature
C. Provincial judiciary
D. Executive Government of the Province
Correct Answer: D
The Governor and provincial Executive Council together constituted the provincial executive government.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1916 - Hindu Muslim Cooperation - Lucknow Pact
What did the scheme say about 'divided heads' of revenue?
A. They should be decided by courts
B. They should apply only to Bengal
C. They should be abolished
D. They should be expanded
Correct Answer: C
The scheme stated that there should be no divided heads of revenues.