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.
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.
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.
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.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1916 - Hindu Muslim Cooperation - Lucknow Pact
The scheme proposed that the Government of India receive money from provinces through:
A. Municipal fines
B. Fixed provincial contributions
C. Only customs duties
D. Private donations
Correct Answer: B
The central government was to be financed partly through fixed contributions from provincial governments.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1916 - Hindu Muslim Cooperation - Lucknow Pact
Which of the following was NOT listed as a provincial revenue source because it remained imperial?
A. Customs
B. Internal administrative fees
C. Local taxation
D. Provincial loans
Correct Answer: A
Customs, along with posts, telegraphs, mint, salt, opium, railways, army, navy, and tributes, was reserved from provincial revenues.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1916 - Hindu Muslim Cooperation - Lucknow Pact
The provincial budget under the scheme was to be:
A. Approved only in London
B. Controlled solely by the military
C. Kept outside the legislature
D. Submitted to the provincial council for adoption
Correct Answer: D
The budget and related financial proposals were to be embodied in bills and submitted to the council.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1916 - Hindu Muslim Cooperation - Lucknow Pact
Which taxation power was proposed for provincial councils?
A. Only authority to collect British taxes
B. No taxation powers
C. Power to impose taxation within provincial authority
D. Power to set foreign tariffs
Correct Answer: C
Provincial councils were to be empowered to impose taxation and decide ways and means.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1916 - Hindu Muslim Cooperation - Lucknow Pact
Which financial power was expressly proposed for provincial councils?
A. Power to levy imperial customs only
B. Power to raise loans
C. Power to control naval spending
D. Power to coin currency
Correct Answer: B
Provincial councils were to have authority to raise loans as part of internal administration.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1916 - Hindu Muslim Cooperation - Lucknow Pact
The provincial council was to have full authority over:
A. Internal provincial administration
B. Treaties with foreign states
C. Declaration of war
D. Foreign relations
Correct Answer: A
The provincial council was to control internal administration, including loans, taxation, and the budget.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1916 - Hindu Muslim Cooperation - Lucknow Pact
If a vetoed provincial resolution was passed again, after what minimum interval was it to be implemented?
A. Six months
B. Three months
C. Five years
D. One year
Correct Answer: D
If passed again after an interval of not less than one year, the resolution had to be given effect.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1916 - Hindu Muslim Cooperation - Lucknow Pact
A provincial resolution was to bind the executive unless vetoed by the:
A. Chief Justice
B. Commander-in-Chief
C. Governor in Council
D. Secretary of the Muslim League
Correct Answer: C
A provincial council resolution was binding unless the Governor in Council vetoed it.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1916 - Hindu Muslim Cooperation - Lucknow Pact
A provincial bill assented to by the Governor could still be vetoed by the:
A. Indian National Congress
B. Governor-General
C. District magistrate
D. Provincial council president
Correct Answer: B
The scheme retained a Governor-General's veto over provincial legislation.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1916 - Hindu Muslim Cooperation - Lucknow Pact
Before becoming law, a bill passed by a provincial legislature required the assent of the:
A. Governor
B. Congress president
C. Chief Justice
D. Secretary of State alone
Correct Answer: A
All provincial bills required the Governor's assent, and could also be vetoed by the Governor-General.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1916 - Hindu Muslim Cooperation - Lucknow Pact
A non-money bill could be introduced in a provincial council without prior consent of:
A. The council president
B. The electorate
C. The judiciary
D. The Government
Correct Answer: D
Government consent was not to be required before introducing a bill other than a money bill.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1916 - Hindu Muslim Cooperation - Lucknow Pact
An adjournment motion on urgent public importance required support from at least:
A. One-third of total members
B. One-half of elected members
C. One-eighth of members present
D. Three-fourths of members present
Correct Answer: C
The scheme allowed an adjournment motion if supported by not less than one-eighth of the members present.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1916 - Hindu Muslim Cooperation - Lucknow Pact
A special provincial council meeting could be requisitioned by at least:
A. One-half of members
B. One-eighth of members
C. One-fourth of members
D. One-tenth of members
Correct Answer: B
Not less than one-eighth of members could requisition a special meeting.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1916 - Hindu Muslim Cooperation - Lucknow Pact
The proposed term of provincial legislative council members was:
A. Five years
B. Three years
C. Four years
D. Seven years
Correct Answer: A
The Congress-League Scheme proposed a five-year term.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1916 - Hindu Muslim Cooperation - Lucknow Pact
Who could ask supplementary questions in a provincial council?
A. Only the Governor
B. Only the member who asked the original question
C. Only nominated officials
D. Any other member as well
Correct Answer: D
The right to ask supplementary questions was not to be restricted to the original questioner.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1916 - Hindu Muslim Cooperation - Lucknow Pact
According to the Pact, the head of a provincial government should:
A. Be elected by the British Parliament
B. Also serve automatically as council president
C. Not be the president of the legislative council
D. Hold judicial office simultaneously
Correct Answer: C
The Governor or head of the province was not to preside over the legislature; the council would elect its President.