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The year 1916 is important in Indian history for:1. Lucknow Session of the Congress2. Congress - League Pact3. Formation of Home Rule LeagueSelect the correct answer using the code given below:

A.
1 and 3 only
B.
2 and 3 only
C.
1 and 2 only
D.
1, 2 and 3

Solution:

The correct answer is 1, 2, and 3.The Home Rule LeagueIt was launched by Tilak in April 1916 and by Annie Besant in September 1916. The objective of the Home Rule League was to achieve self Government and place Indian National Congress on par with the national party. Tilak had six branches headquartered in Delhi including Maharashtra, Karnataka, Berar, and Central provinces. Annie Besant provided leadership for the rest of the country and had nearly 200 branches. Tilak and Annie Besant worked in close cooperation between the leagues but avoided merging. It was based on the lines of the Irish Home Rule League. The Lucknow Pact It was an agreement between the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League at a joint session of both parties held in Lucknow in December 1916. The Lucknow Pact of 1916 is signed between Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Muhammad Ali Jinnah.As a result of this agreement, the Muslim League leaders agreed to join the Congress movement demanding Indian independence.The Lucknow Pact was seen as a beacon of hope for Hindu‚¬œMuslim unity.The Lucknow session of 1916 It was presided by Ambika Charan Majumdar.Ambica Charan Mazumdar was an Indian Bengali politician who served as the Indian National Congress president.The Lucknow Pact was an agreement between the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League.It was seen as a beacon of hope for unity between Hindus and Muslims.The Lucknow Pact also helped to establish friendly relations within the Indian National Congress between the two influential parties ‚¬œ the "extremist" faction headed by the Lal Bal Pal Trio (Lala Lajpat Rai, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, and Bipin Chandra Pal) and the "liberal" faction led by Gopal Krishna Gokhale until his death in 1915.Hence, Option 4 is correct.

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