Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1916 - Hindu Muslim Cooperation - Lucknow Pact
In legislative and administrative matters, the Government of India was to be as independent as possible from the:
A. Indian judiciary
B. Secretary of State
C. Provincial councils
D. Municipal governments
Correct Answer: B
The scheme sought greater autonomy for the Government of India from the Secretary of State.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1916 - Hindu Muslim Cooperation - Lucknow Pact
Members of the Indian Civil Service were to sit on the Governor-General's Executive Council:
A. Not ordinarily
B. Only as council president
C. Automatically
D. Only after retirement
Correct Answer: A
The scheme discouraged routine appointment of ICS members to the Governor-General's Executive Council.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1916 - Hindu Muslim Cooperation - Lucknow Pact
Indian members of the Governor-General's Executive Council were to be elected by:
A. The High Courts
B. Provincial governors
C. The British Cabinet
D. Elected members of the Imperial Legislative Council
Correct Answer: D
The elected members of the Imperial Legislative Council were to choose the Indian executive councillors.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1916 - Hindu Muslim Cooperation - Lucknow Pact
What share of the Governor-General's Executive Council was to be Indian?
A. Three-fourths
B. One-third
C. One-half
D. One-fourth
Correct Answer: C
Half of the Governor-General's Executive Council was to consist of Indians.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.