OPSC OCS 2021 · Question 11 of 72

The Muslim League accepted the Lucknow Pact but rejected the Nehru Report because :

History

AOne offered Muslims more representation than the proportion of their population while the other did notCorrect
BOf the fear of Muslims being punished by the Colonial Government
COf the desire to ally with the Raj.
DThey distrusted what they insisted was the Hindu leadership of the Congress. Academy for Civil Services Page 12

Answer: A. One offered Muslims more representation than the proportion of their population while the other did not

Explanation

With few exceptions League leaders rejected the Nehru proposals. In reaction Mohammad Ali Jinnah drafted his Fourteen Points in 1929 which became the core demands of the Muslim community which they put forward as the price of their participating in an independent united India.

Source: OPSC OCS Prelims 2021 GS Paper-I; answers per Apti Plus unofficial key

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