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Modern History MCQs – 13 (Simon Commission and Nehru Report)

Simon Commission and Nehru Report MCQs with answers and explanations for UPSC and Other examinations.

1. When did the Simon Commission visit India ?

(a) 1927
(b) 1928
(c) 1929
(d) 1931

Correct Answer –  (b) 1928

  • The Government of India Act, 1919 recommended introducing self-governing institutions gradually to India.
  • It provided for a Constitutional Commission to review its working and operations.
  • Simon Commission was appointed in November, 1927 by the British Government to report on the working of the Indian Constitution framework established by the Government of India Act of 1919. 
  • The Commission consisted of seven members under the chairmanship of Sir John Simon. 
  • The Simon Commission reached Bombay on February 3, 1928.

2. Consider the following statements about Simon Commission :

1. The Congress boycotted the Simon Commission.
2. The Simon Commission did not have a single Indian member.

Which of the above statements is/are correct ?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 & 2
(d) None of the above

Correct Answer – (c) Both 1 & 2

  • Congress and other Indians opposed the Simon Commission as it did not have any Indian member.
  • Indians opposed and boycotted the commission calling it the ‘White Commission’. 
  • The commission reached Bombay on February 3, 1928 on that day countrywide strike was held.

3. Lala Lajpat Rai was injured while protesting which among the following ?

(a) Simon Commission
(b) Rowlatt Act
(c) Cabinet Mission
(d) Government of India Act 1919

Correct Answer(a) Simon Commission

  • Congress and other Indians opposed the Simon Commission as it did not have any Indian member.
  • When the Commission arrived, it met with demonstrations everywhere with banners saying ‘Simon Go Back’.
  • When the Simon Commission visited Lahore, Lala Lajpat Rai led a nonviolent protest against it. 
  • Police retaliated with Lathi Charge in which Lala Lajpat Rai got seriously injured and eventually died on November 17, 1928.

4. Consider the following statements about ‘Nehru Report’ :

1. It was prepared by Jawaharlal Nehru.
2. It demanded dominion Status for India.

Which of the above statements is/are correct ?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 & 2
(d) None of the above

Correct Answer – (b) 2 only

  • The Nehru Report was a memorandum to appeal for a new dominion status and a federal set-up of government for the constitution of India.
  • Motilal Nehru was the Chairman of the All-Party Committee formed to prepare this report.
  • It recommended Nineteen fundamental rights including equal rights for women, right to form unions, and universal adult suffrage.
  • It suggested a federal form of Government in India with residuary powers to be vested in the Centre.
  • It advocated complete dissociation of the State from religion.

5. Consider the following statements about ‘Nehru Report’ :

1. It rejected the idea of a separate electorate for minorities.
2. Muslim League rejected the proposals of the report.

Which of the above statements is/are correct ?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 & 2
(d) None of the above

Correct Answer – (c) Both 1 & 2

  • The Nehru Report rejected the idea of a separate electorate for minorities.
  • Muslim League rejected the proposals of the report due to following reasons :
    • The 1916 Congress-Muslim League Lucknow Pact accepted the system of separate electorates for the Muslim community whereas they were rejected by the Nehru Report.
    •  The Nehru Report suggested a federal form of Government in India with residuary powers to be vested in the Centre whereas Muslim League wanted the residuary powers with the provinces.

6. M.A. Jinnah put forth his Fourteen Points in reaction to which among the following ?

(a) Simon Commission
(b) Rowlatt Act
(c) Nehru Report
(d) Government of India Act 1919

Correct Answer(c) Nehru Report

  •  In reaction to the Nehru Report, Mohammad Ali Jinnah drafted his Fourteen Points in 1929, which became the core demands of the Muslim community.
  • Mohammad Ali Jinnah proposed them as a plan to safeguard the political rights of Muslims in a self-governing India.

7. Who amongst the following was responsible for the formation of the ‘Independence of India League’ in 1928 ?

1. Jawahar Lal Nehru
2. Subhash Chandra Bose
3. Mohammad Ali Jinnah

Choose your answer from the given code:

(a) 1 Only
(c) 1 and 2 Only
(b) 2 and 3 Only
(d) All of the Above

Correct Answer(c) 1 and 2 Only

  • The younger section of the Congress led by Jawaharlal Nehru and Subhash Bose  regarded the idea of dominion status put forth in the Nehru report as a step backward.
  • Hence, Jawaharlal Nehru and Subhash Chandra Bose jointly founded ‘Independence for India League’ in 1928 with the purpose to articulate for complete Independence of India instead of the Dominion state.

8. Who among the following presided over the famous Lahore session of INC in 1929 ?

(a) Jawaharlal Nehru
(b) Abul Kalam Azad
(c) Ananda Mohan Bose
(d) Mahatma Gandhi

Correct Answer(a) Jawaharlal Nehru

  • The Indian National Congress on 19 December 1929 passed the historic ‘Purna Swaraj’ resolution at its Lahore session.
  • Jawaharlal Nehru was president of INC at the Lahore session in 1929. 
  • Congress Party urged Indians to celebrate ‘Independence Day’ on 26 January 1930.

9. Who among the following declared the Communal Award ?

(a) Ramsay MacDonald
(b) Queen Victoria
(c) Lord Canning
(d) Lord Minto

Correct Answer – (a) Ramsay MacDonald

  • British Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald announced the Communal Award on August 16, 1932, which provided for separate electorates for the ‘Depressed Classes’, the Muslims, the Europeans, the Sikhs, the Anglo-Indians and the Indian-based Christians.
  • It is to be noted that the system of separate electorates was first time introduced by Morley-Minto Reforms of 1909.
  • Under a separate electorates system, each community was allocated a number of seats in the legislatures and only members from those communities were eligible to vote to elect a representative of the same community to legislative assemblies.

10. The Poona Pact (1932) was an agreement signed between who among the following ?

(a) Nehru and Ambedkar
(b) Gandhi and Ambedkar
(c) Malaviya and Ambedkar
(d) Gandhi and Nehru

Correct Answer – (b) Gandhi and Ambedkar

  • The Poona Pact was an agreement between Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar and Mahatma Gandhi which was signed on September 24, 1932. 
  • The background to the Poona Pact was the Communal Award of August 1932 which provided a separate electorate for depressed classes.
  • Mahatma Gandhi was bitterly opposed to the communal award however Ambedkar was initially in the favor of the award.
  • After the series of negotiations both Gandhiji and Ambedkar agreed to a solution called Poona Pact where they agreed to withdraw the system of separate electorate for depressed classes and agreed for a joint electorate.

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