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GK QUESTION#2849

What was the main demand of the Muslim League’s Lahore Resolution of 1940?

  1. AFull merger of all princely states into India
  2. BProportional representation for Muslims in all legislatures
  3. CIndependent states in the Muslim-majority areas of northwestern and eastern IndiaCorrect answer
  4. DMaintenance of a united India with stronger minority protections
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C. Independent states in the Muslim-majority areas of northwestern and eastern India

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The Lahore Resolution of March 1940 called for independent states in Muslim-majority areas of northwestern and eastern India, with autonomous and sovereign constituent units. Its wording used the plural states.

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