Simon Commission (1927)

Total Questions: 22

21. Who amongst the following was responsible for the formation of the Independence of India League in 1928? [U.P. Lower (Spl) (Pre) 2008]

  1. Jawahar Lal Nehru
  2. Subhash Chandra Bose
  3. Acharya Narendra Dev
  4. Jaya Prakash Narayan
    Choose your answer from the given code –
Correct Answer: (c) 1 and 2
Solution:Jawaharlal Nehru and Subhash Chandra Bose jointly founded "Independence for India League" in 1928 with the purpose to articulate for complete Independence ahead of Dominion state. Independence League played an important role to unite progressive powers against the British rule.

22. Fill in the blanks: [56th to 59th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2015]

The Nehru Report was drafted by a Committee headed by ...... and the subject was ......

Correct Answer: (c) Motilal Nehru; Constitutional arrangements in India
Solution:The Nehru Report was drafted by a committee headed by Motilal Nehru and the subject was Constitutional arrangements in India. The Nehru Report was a constitutional document that proposed a federal government for India. It included a Bill of Rights, which guaranteed equal rights for men and women.

The report also proposed a parliamentary system of government with universal adult suffrage. It recommended reorganizing provinces based on language to better represent India's diverse population. The report proposed joint electorates with reserved seats for minorities.