simon commission and Nehru report

Question 1

why simon commission commitee was formed

Answer 1

The government of India act 1919 made the provision for review commitee after 10 years

Question 2

what was the actual year simon commission to be happened

Answer 2

1929 but the conservative party sent the commission two years prior to avoid the sympathetic reaction favoured by the labour party members

Question 3

what is the official name of Simon commission

Answer 3

Indian statuatory commission

Question 4

who is the chairman ofthe Indian statuatory commission

Answer 4

Sir John simon

Question 5

what are the total number of members of the Simon commission

Answer 5

7 members- 4 conservatives, 2 labourists and 1 liberal

Question 6

the official position of congress was released by

Answer 6

M. ansari in madras congress session in 1927 to boycott simon commission

Question 7

what is delhi proposals

Answer 7

The all india muslim league requested four proposals requesting reservation and voting rights for muslim people in the country which too was accepted by the madras congress session took place in 1927

Question 8

who challenged the Indians to create their own constitution

Answer 8

Lord Birkenhead then secretary of state to India

Question 9

who took the challenge of Birkenhead to create a constitution

Answer 9

Motilal nehru was elected as the chairman of the commission formed in the all party meeting to form the constitution

Question 10

who were the most prominent leaders in the constitution drafting committee

Answer 10

Tej bahadur satru and subhash chandra bose

Question 11

what is the major recommendation of the Nehru report

Answer 11

Dominion status

Question 12

When does the Simon commission arrived at India

Answer 12

3 february 1928

Question 13

which Punjab leader was attacked eventhough it was a peaceful movement

Answer 13

Lala lajpat Rai was attacked by the policemen and he succembed to the injuries and it caused a major uproar in the congress

Question 14

what was the stand of congress when the leaders were attacked

Answer 14

The congress announced complete hartals and the presidentship of congress gave an ultimatum . if dominion status was not given . we would announce poorna swaraj

Question 15

what were the proposals of B.R.Ambedhkar to the simon commission

Answer 15

1. Universal adult suffrage
   2.reservation in assembly for depressed classes.

but the report only accepted the second proposal

Question 16

what is the Delhi manifesto

Answer 16

Prominent leaders of the all political parties formed a committee on 1929 and gave demands to the viceroy that RTM should be about Implementation of dominion status and congress should have majority representation and amnesty for the political leaders. but Irwin accepted the RTM and rejected the demands and hence the civil disobedience movememnt began

Question 17

The declaration of poorna swaraj was made in

Answer 17

Lahore session of Indian national congress in 1929

Question 18

where was the flag of first indepence was unfurled

Answer 18

the flag of independence was unfurled on the Banks of Ravi on 31st december 1929

Question 19

which day was first celebrated as the first independence day by congress

Answer 19

jan 26th 1930

Question 20

the final report of the simon commission was published on

Answer 20

May 1930

Question 21

which one of the eleven demand lead to salt satyagrahah

Answer 21

sales tax and govermnments salt monopoly