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Explanation

In 1906, Simla Deputation the separate electorate demanded for the first time by the Muslims in British India

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Indian Councils Act of 1909, also called Morley-Minto Reforms

Minto-Morley Reforms Muslim's demand for a separate electorate was incorporated

In 12 March 1909 the Morley-Minto Changes allowed partitioned electorates to Muslims.

This Act further extended democratic participation by increasing the size of the legislative councils, both Central and provincial.

27 out of add up to 60 members were to be chosen and 5 seats were saved for the Muslims.

Indian Council Act 1909 separate electorate for Muslims was accepted

on 28 August 1928 Nehru Report rejected the demand for a separate electorate

Congress and other Hindu bodies opposed the separate electorate

Explanation

Congress agree separate electorate for Muslims in 1919.

In December 1916, AIML and Congress met in Lucknow.

It was due to untiring efforts of Jinnah that the Congress “agreed to separate electorate, for the first and the last time”.

5 To applaud these efforts of Jinnah, he was given the title of 'Ambassador of Hindu-Muslim unity' by Sarojni Naidu.

Explanation

Muslims were somehow a separate entity.

The Muslims did not accept that Hindus and Muslims shaped one country.

They were diverse by religion, history, dialects and civilization.

It got to be basic for Muslims to set up a political party of their claim.

Explanation

Explanation

Bal Gangadhar Tilak represented the Congress while framing the deal, and Muhammad Ali Jinnah (who joined the Muslim League in 1913)

• The Congress League Pact, also known as the Lucknow Pact, was signed in December 1916 at Lucknow by the Indian National Congress and the All-India Muslim League (AIML).
• The Congress adopted the Lucknow Pact on December 29, 1916, and by the AIML on December 31, 1916.

Explanation

The Act of 1909, also known as the Morley-Minto Reforms, enlarged the size of the Central as well as Provincial Legislative Councils.

This reform introduced elections to legislative councils and admitted Indians to councils of the Secretary of State for India, the viceroy, and to the executive councils of Bombay and Madras states.

Explanation

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS):

Founded on 27 September 1925 by Keshav Baliram Hedgewar in Nagpur.

RSS is a right-wing, Hindu nationalist volunteer organization.

It leads the Sangh Parivar, a group of affiliated organizations across Indian society.

The RSS aims to provide character training through Hindu discipline, promote Indian culture, and strengthen the Hindu community under the ideology of Hindutva, with the goal of forming a Hindu Rashtra (nation).

Explanation

The Minto-Morley Reforms of 1909 increased the number of members in the Imperial Legislative Council by 60.

It introducing more representation for Indians.

Explanation

The Hindu Mahasabha was an extremist Hindu organization established in 1915.

It promoting Hindu nationalism and opposing the political movements of Muslims in India.

The Hindu Mahasabha is a political party in India.

Founders: Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya, Lala Lajpat Rai

Explanation

‘Raja Sahib of Mahmudabad’ formed the All India Muslim Students Federation in 1937.

This Federation mobilized the Muslim Youth for the cause of Islam.

He became a trusted associate of Quaid-e-Azam at a very early age.

His father was a trusted friend of Quaid-e-Azam,

who had presided over sessions of the All India Muslim League in:

• 1917
• 1918
• 1928.