SSC CPO 2019 PYQ — Question 83

SSC CPO Tier I - 13th December 2019 - Shift 2 • General Awareness • Q83

What was the importance of Lucknow Pact of 1916?

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct option is option 2 i.e. Merging of Moderate and Extremist faction of the Congress.

Lucknow Pact 1916 This session brought the moderates and extremists in Congress on the common platform again after nearly a decade, particularly due to efforts of Annie Besant. 
  Congress and All India Muslim League signed the historic Lucknow Pact.
  The idea was that such a joint demand would give an impression of Hindu-Muslim unity.