Question

From 1910 to 1913 new forces emerged in Muslim League politics and some of its leaders realised that rapprochement with the Congress was desirable. Which factors were responsible for this change in attitude?

• A. Britain's hostility to Turkey in the Turko- Italian War (1911-12) and Balkan Wars (1912-13) made a large section of Muslim leaders critical of British policies.
• B. The annulments of the Partition of Bengal in 1911 was seen as detrimental to the interests of Muslims in India.
• C. The younger section of emerging muslim leaders disliked the loyalist politics of the Aligarh group and leadership of big Nawabs and Zamindars.
• D. All of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is D All of the above

Several factors were responsible for this change in attitude:

• Britain's hostility to Turkey in the Turko- Italian War (1911-12) and Balkan Wars (1912-13) made a large section of Muslim leaders critical of British policies.
• The annulments of the Partition of Bengal in 1911 was seen as detrimental to the interests of Muslims in India.
  
• The younger section of emerging Muslim leaders disliked the loyalist politics of the Aligarh group and leadership of big Nawabs and Zamindars.
  
• Some young scholars influenced by the Deoband school of Muslim studies were inspired by nationalist sentiments. Among them, the most prominent were Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, Habbur Rahman, Hakim Ajmal Khan, and Mazhar-ul-Haq.