CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1928 - Constitutional Developments - Nehru Report
Jinnah demanded that Muslim seats in Punjab and Bengal should be based on:
A. Land revenue
B. Educational qualifications
C. British nomination
D. Population
Correct Answer: D
He sought population-based representation so Muslim majorities would not be weakened.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1928 - Constitutional Developments - Nehru Report
What minimum Muslim representation did Jinnah demand in the central legislature?
A. One-fourth
B. One-half
C. One-third
D. Two-thirds
Correct Answer: C
One-third Muslim representation at the centre was one of Jinnah's key proposed amendments.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1928 - Constitutional Developments - Nehru Report
Which feature made the Nehru scheme less federal from the Muslim League's viewpoint?
A. Creation of provinces
B. Residuary powers at the centre
C. A bicameral Parliament
D. An elected House
Correct Answer: B
The League preferred a looser federation with residuary authority resting in the provinces.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1928 - Constitutional Developments - Nehru Report
What majority was required at a joint sitting to amend the proposed constitution?
A. Four-fifths of those present
B. Simple majority
C. Two-thirds of all voters
D. Unanimity of provincial governors
Correct Answer: A
The amendment clause required approval by at least four-fifths of those present at the joint sitting.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1928 - Constitutional Developments - Nehru Report
A linguistic reorganization required demand by:
A. The British army
B. Only provincial governors
C. Foreign governments
D. A majority of the population concerned
Correct Answer: D
The draft tied linguistic redistribution to the wishes of the majority in the affected area.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1928 - Constitutional Developments - Nehru Report
The Nehru Report supported redistribution of provinces mainly on a:
A. Religious basis only
B. Military basis
C. Linguistic basis
D. Land-revenue basis
Correct Answer: C
Provincial boundaries could be reorganized linguistically, subject to popular demand and administrative and financial considerations.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1928 - Constitutional Developments - Nehru Report
What constitutional status was proposed for NWFP and Baluchistan?
A. Permanent exclusion from reforms
B. The same form of government as other provinces
C. Rule by the Ottoman Caliph
D. Merger with Bengal
Correct Answer: B
The report called for equal provincial constitutional treatment.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1928 - Constitutional Developments - Nehru Report
What did the amended Nehru recommendations propose for Sind?
A. Separation from Bombay as a province
B. Merger with Punjab
C. Direct rule from London
D. Abolition as an administrative unit
Correct Answer: A
The amended recommendations called for Sind to be constituted as a separate province.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1928 - Constitutional Developments - Nehru Report
For how long was communal reservation initially proposed?
A. Five years
B. Twenty years
C. Permanently
D. Ten years
Correct Answer: D
Reservation, where allowed, was fixed for ten years and could later be reconsidered.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1928 - Constitutional Developments - Nehru Report
Communities receiving reserved seats were also allowed to:
A. Vote only for British officials
B. Avoid all elections
C. Contest additional general seats
D. Nominate governors
Correct Answer: C
The report allowed such communities to compete for seats beyond the reserved quota.
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1928 - Constitutional Developments - Nehru Report
Where reservation was allowed, it was generally based on:
A. Land ownership
B. Population proportion
C. Educational degrees
D. Military service
Correct Answer: B
The reserved representation was to correspond strictly to the population of the minority community.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1928 - Constitutional Developments - Nehru Report
Why was the Punjab and Bengal proposal unacceptable to many Muslim leaders?
A. It denied reserved Muslim seats in Muslim-majority provinces
B. It created separate Muslim states
C. It abolished the provinces
D. It gave all seats to Muslims
Correct Answer: A
Muslim leaders wanted representation in those provinces based on population and protection of their statutory majorities.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1928 - Constitutional Developments - Nehru Report
What did the report propose regarding communal reservation in Punjab and Bengal?
A. Permanent Muslim weightage
B. Separate Hindu and Muslim chambers
C. Reservation only for Europeans
D. No communal reservation
Correct Answer: D
It proposed no community-based reservation in the two Muslim-majority provinces.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1928 - Constitutional Developments - Nehru Report
For which community did the report allow central reservation in the NWFP?
A. Muslims only
B. Europeans only
C. Non-Muslims
D. Princes only
Correct Answer: C
Because Muslims were the majority in NWFP, the report provided reservation for its non-Muslim minority.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1928 - Constitutional Developments - Nehru Report
At the central level, reservation was permitted mainly for Muslims in provinces where they were:
A. A majority
B. A minority
C. Absent
D. Foreign citizens
Correct Answer: B
The report allowed population-based reservation for Muslim minorities in relevant provinces.
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1928 - Constitutional Developments - Nehru Report
Which established Muslim political safeguard did the Nehru Report reject?
A. Separate electorates
B. Provincial legislatures
C. Adult franchise
D. A Supreme Court
Correct Answer: A
The rejection of separate electorates was one of the central Muslim objections.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1928 - Constitutional Developments - Nehru Report
What type of electorates did the Nehru Report recommend throughout India?
A. Separate electorates for every community
B. No elections
C. Indirect voting by landlords only
D. Joint mixed electorates
Correct Answer: D
The report rejected separate electorates and recommended joint electorates.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1928 - Constitutional Developments - Nehru Report
What apex judicial institution did the report propose?
A. Federal Shariat Court
B. House of Lords in India
C. Supreme Court
D. Privy Council only
Correct Answer: C
The proposed constitution created an Indian Supreme Court.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1928 - Constitutional Developments - Nehru Report
Who was to advise the Governor on appointing the other provincial ministers?
A. Chief Justice
B. Chief Minister
C. Senate president
D. Secretary of State
Correct Answer: B
The Governor would select a Chief Minister and appoint other ministers on that leader's advice.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1928 - Constitutional Developments - Nehru Report
A provincial Executive Council was to contain no more than:
A. Five ministers
B. Three ministers
C. Ten ministers
D. Twenty ministers
Correct Answer: A
Each province was to have an executive council of not more than five ministers.