Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1928 - Constitutional Developments - Nehru Report
The failure to reach a communal settlement over the Nehru Report contributed to:
A. Immediate British withdrawal
B. Widening Hindu-Muslim political differences
C. Abolition of all parties
D. Restoration of Mughal rule
Correct Answer: B
The controversy deepened disagreement over the constitutional future and minority safeguards.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1928 - Constitutional Developments - Nehru Report
The report's rejection of separate electorates aimed to encourage:
A. Common citizenship and national unity
B. Permanent communal separation
C. British executive control
D. Provincial secession
Correct Answer: A
Its authors argued that joint electorates would foster a common national political identity.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1928 - Constitutional Developments - Nehru Report
Muslim political opinion regarding the Nehru Report was:
A. Completely unanimous in support
B. Completely absent
C. Controlled solely by Britain
D. Divided
Correct Answer: D
Some Muslim nationalists supported aspects of the report, while other League groups firmly opposed it.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1928 - Constitutional Developments - Nehru Report
Which Muslim political figure strongly opposed the Nehru Report alongside Jinnah in contemporary politics?
A. Lord Birkenhead
B. Subhas Chandra Bose
C. Aga Khan
D. N. M. Joshi
Correct Answer: C
Aga Khan and other Muslim leaders regarded the report as insufficient for Muslim safeguards.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1928 - Constitutional Developments - Nehru Report
Which earlier agreement had recognized separate electorates and one-third Muslim representation at the centre?
A. Nehru Report
B. Lucknow Pact of 1916
C. Gandhi-Irwin Pact
D. Poona Pact
Correct Answer: B
Muslims believed the Nehru Report retreated from safeguards Congress had accepted in the Lucknow Pact.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1928 - Constitutional Developments - Nehru Report
The Nehru Report was criticized by Muslims because it did not guarantee:
A. One-third Muslim representation at the centre
B. A bicameral legislature
C. Fundamental rights
D. Provincial councils
Correct Answer: A
The omission of the established one-third demand was a central Muslim complaint.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1928 - Constitutional Developments - Nehru Report
Which constitutional document was presented in 1929 as the Muslim League's response to the Nehru Report?
A. Delhi Proposals
B. Communal Award
C. August Offer
D. Jinnah's Fourteen Points
Correct Answer: D
The Fourteen Points consolidated Muslim constitutional safeguards after the Nehru Report controversy.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1928 - Constitutional Developments - Nehru Report
Which famous expression is associated with Jinnah after the failure of compromise on the Nehru Report?
A. Do or die
B. Divide and quit
C. Parting of the ways
D. Inquilab Zindabad
Correct Answer: C
Pakistan Studies accounts associate the failure of his amendments with Jinnah's description of a political parting of the ways.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1928 - Constitutional Developments - Nehru Report
At which gathering did Jinnah unsuccessfully seek amendments to the Nehru Report?
A. Round Table Conference in London
B. All-Parties Convention at Calcutta
C. Simla Deputation
D. Lucknow Pact meeting
Correct Answer: B
Jinnah attempted to revise the report at the Calcutta convention in December 1928.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1928 - Constitutional Developments - Nehru Report
Where did Jinnah want residuary constitutional powers to be vested?
A. Provinces
B. Centre
C. British Parliament
D. Supreme Court
Correct Answer: A
Provincial residuary powers were the third major amendment associated with his Calcutta proposals.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.