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1928 - Constitutional Developments - Nehru Report
The Nehru Report declared all citizens equal before:
A. Religious authorities only
B. Provincial landlords
C. The British army
D. The law
Correct Answer: D
Equality before law and equal civic rights were expressly protected.
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1928 - Constitutional Developments - Nehru Report
For sizeable minorities, primary instruction was to be available through:
A. English only
B. Nagri only
C. Their own language and customary script
D. A language selected by the Governor-General only
Correct Answer: C
The minority-language safeguard covered the medium and script used for primary instruction.
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1928 - Constitutional Developments - Nehru Report
Which educational right appeared in the report?
A. Free university education abroad for all
B. Free elementary education
C. Compulsory military schooling
D. Education restricted by caste
Correct Answer: B
The report recognized free elementary education without discrimination of caste or creed.
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1928 - Constitutional Developments - Nehru Report
The report guaranteed freedom of expression together with the right to:
A. Assemble peacefully and form associations
B. Maintain private armies
C. Suspend Parliament
D. Dismiss judges
Correct Answer: A
It protected peaceful assembly and the formation of associations or unions.
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1928 - Constitutional Developments - Nehru Report
Which freedom was expressly guaranteed by the Nehru Report?
A. Freedom from all taxation
B. Freedom to abolish courts
C. Freedom to ignore every law
D. Freedom of conscience and religion
Correct Answer: D
The report guaranteed freedom of conscience and the profession and practice of religion, subject to public order and morality.
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1928 - Constitutional Developments - Nehru Report
The Nehru Report included a formal declaration of:
A. Royal privileges only
B. Military regulations only
C. Fundamental rights
D. Commercial tariffs only
Correct Answer: C
A detailed rights chapter was among the report's most important constitutional innovations.
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1928 - Constitutional Developments - Nehru Report
The constitutional philosophy of the Nehru Report most closely reflected:
A. Absolute monarchy
B. Responsible parliamentary government
C. Direct military rule
D. Theocratic government
Correct Answer: B
The report placed political responsibility on ministers answerable to an elected House.
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1928 - Constitutional Developments - Nehru Report
The proposed Commonwealth could appoint High Commissioners and foreign representatives similar to:
A. Canada and other Dominions
B. The East India Company
C. The Mughal Empire
D. The United Nations
Correct Answer: A
The draft expressly compared this diplomatic power to that of Canada and other dominions.
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1928 - Constitutional Developments - Nehru Report
The report proposed that India's foreign-affairs powers should resemble those of:
A. British colonies without autonomy
B. Indian municipalities
C. Private companies
D. Self-governing Dominions
Correct Answer: D
It sought the same external constitutional powers exercised by established dominions.
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1928 - Constitutional Developments - Nehru Report
Who was to appoint the Governor-General under the proposed constitution?
A. The Senate alone
B. The Supreme Court
C. The King
D. The provincial governors
Correct Answer: C
The Governor-General was to be appointed by the King and function subject to the constitution.
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1928 - Constitutional Developments - Nehru Report
The Nehru Report proposed what type of central legislature?
A. Unicameral
B. Bicameral
C. Tricameral
D. Non-legislative
Correct Answer: B
The Senate and House of Representatives formed two legislative chambers.
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The proposed Parliament consisted of the King, the Senate and the:
A. House of Representatives
B. Council of Princes
C. Federal Court
D. Imperial Cabinet
Correct Answer: A
The Parliament was designed as a bicameral legislature with the Crown formally included.
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1928 - Constitutional Developments - Nehru Report
The report proposed that legislative power at the centre should be vested in:
A. The Governor-General acting alone
B. The Supreme Court
C. The Secretary of State
D. A Parliament
Correct Answer: D
The constitutional draft established a central Parliament.
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1928 - Constitutional Developments - Nehru Report
The laws of the proposed Commonwealth were to be binding upon:
A. Only the central ministers
B. Only British citizens in London
C. Courts and people throughout the Commonwealth
D. Only princely rulers
Correct Answer: C
The report stated that Commonwealth laws would bind courts and people in all provinces and parts of the Commonwealth.
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1928 - Constitutional Developments - Nehru Report
Why did Muslim leaders object to the report's allocation of residuary powers?
A. They wanted no provinces at all
B. They wanted residuary powers vested in the provinces
C. They wanted powers vested in Britain
D. They wanted only municipal government
Correct Answer: B
Provincial residuary authority was one of Jinnah's principal constitutional demands.
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Where did the Nehru Report place residuary powers?
A. The central government
B. The provinces
C. The princely states exclusively
D. The judiciary
Correct Answer: A
The placement of residuary powers in the centre became one of the major Muslim objections.
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The proposed constitutional arrangement was generally:
A. A confederation with no central authority
B. A military dictatorship
C. A collection of independent municipalities
D. Federal with a strong centre
Correct Answer: D
The report allocated powers between the centre and provinces but vested residuary authority in the centre.
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1928 - Constitutional Developments - Nehru Report
According to the report, all powers of government were ultimately derived from:
A. The East India Company
B. The princes alone
C. The people
D. The British civil service
Correct Answer: C
Its fundamental-rights provision declared that legislative, executive and judicial authority derived from the people.
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1928 - Constitutional Developments - Nehru Report
Dominion Status under the Nehru Report required an executive responsible to:
A. The Secretary of State alone
B. Parliament
C. The British army
D. The provincial governors only
Correct Answer: B
Responsible government meant that the executive would be answerable to the elected legislature.
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1928 - Constitutional Developments - Nehru Report
Which Dominion was explicitly used as a constitutional comparison in the report?
A. Canada
B. Japan
C. Turkey
D. Afghanistan
Correct Answer: A
The report placed India alongside Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and the Irish Free State.