Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1928 - Constitutional Developments - Nehru Report
Which committee member represented the non-Brahmin community?
A. Tej Bahadur Sapru
B. G. R. Pradhan
C. Sardar Mangal Singh
D. Sir Ali Imam
Correct Answer: B
G. R. Pradhan represented non-Brahmin interests.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1928 - Constitutional Developments - Nehru Report
Which member represented labour interests on the Nehru Committee?
A. N. M. Joshi
B. G. R. Pradhan
C. M. R. Jayakar
D. Shuaib Qureshi
Correct Answer: A
N. M. Joshi was associated with labour representation.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1928 - Constitutional Developments - Nehru Report
Which committee member represented the Sikh League?
A. M. S. Aney
B. N. M. Joshi
C. Sir Ali Imam
D. Sardar Mangal Singh
Correct Answer: D
Sardar Mangal Singh represented Sikh political opinion.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1928 - Constitutional Developments - Nehru Report
Which two members represented Muslim opinion on the original committee?
A. Aney and Jayakar
B. Sapru and Joshi
C. Sir Ali Imam and Shuaib Qureshi
D. Malaviya and Lajpat Rai
Correct Answer: C
The committee included Sir Ali Imam and Shuaib Qureshi as Muslim representatives.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1928 - Constitutional Developments - Nehru Report
Which committee member represented the Liberal political tradition?
A. G. R. Pradhan
B. Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru
C. N. M. Joshi
D. Sardar Mangal Singh
Correct Answer: B
Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru was the prominent Liberal representative on the committee.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1928 - Constitutional Developments - Nehru Report
The Nehru Report was named after:
A. Motilal Nehru
B. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Mahatma Gandhi
D. B. R. Ambedkar
Correct Answer: A
Although Jawaharlal was secretary, the report took its name from chairman Motilal Nehru.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1928 - Constitutional Developments - Nehru Report
Who served as secretary of the Nehru Committee?
A. Shuaib Qureshi
B. M. R. Jayakar
C. Sardar Mangal Singh
D. Jawaharlal Nehru
Correct Answer: D
Jawaharlal Nehru acted as the committee's general secretary.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1928 - Constitutional Developments - Nehru Report
Who was the chairman of the Nehru Committee?
A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. Tej Bahadur Sapru
C. Motilal Nehru
D. M. A. Ansari
Correct Answer: C
The report was named after its chairman, Pandit Motilal Nehru.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1928 - Constitutional Developments - Nehru Report
The Nehru Report was prepared before which major Congress declaration?
A. Lucknow Pact of 1916
B. Purna Swaraj Resolution of 1929
C. Khilafat Movement of 1919
D. Pakistan Resolution of 1940
Correct Answer: B
The report preceded the Lahore Congress declaration of complete independence in December 1929.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1928 - Constitutional Developments - Nehru Report
The Nehru Report directly answered a British claim that Indians could not:
A. Agree upon a constitutional scheme
B. Organize a political party
C. Conduct local elections
D. Serve in the legal profession
Correct Answer: A
The exercise attempted to demonstrate that Indian leaders could frame a broadly agreed constitution.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1928 - Constitutional Developments - Nehru Report
Which phrase best describes the Nehru Report historically?
A. A British parliamentary statute already in force
B. A princely-state treaty
C. A judicial verdict
D. An Indian-authored constitutional proposal
Correct Answer: D
It was an important effort by Indian political leaders to draft their own constitutional framework.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1928 - Constitutional Developments - Nehru Report
The Nehru Report is also commonly described as a proposed:
A. Communal Award
B. August Offer
C. Swaraj Constitution
D. Cabinet Mission Plan
Correct Answer: C
The Congress initiative sought a constitution for self-government or Swaraj.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1928 - Constitutional Developments - Nehru Report
The final major All-Parties Convention considering the Nehru Report met in:
A. Delhi
B. Calcutta
C. Bombay
D. Simla
Correct Answer: B
The All-Parties Convention met in Calcutta during the last week of December 1928.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1928 - Constitutional Developments - Nehru Report
At which city was the Nehru Report discussed and adopted with modifications by the All-Parties Conference?
A. Lucknow
B. Karachi
C. Peshawar
D. Dhaka
Correct Answer: A
The report was discussed at Lucknow before being placed before the wider All-Parties Convention in Calcutta.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1928 - Constitutional Developments - Nehru Report
On which date did the Nehru Committee submit its report?
A. 6 February 1928
B. 19 May 1928
C. 14 August 1929
D. 10 August 1928
Correct Answer: D
The committee submitted its report on 10 August 1928.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1928 - Constitutional Developments - Nehru Report
On which date was the Nehru Committee appointed by the All-Parties Conference?
A. 10 August 1928
B. 29 December 1928
C. 19 May 1928
D. 31 December 1929
Correct Answer: C
The Bombay All-Parties Conference appointed the committee on 19 May 1928.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1928 - Constitutional Developments - Nehru Report
At which city did the All-Parties Conference appoint the Nehru Committee?
A. Delhi
B. Bombay
C. Lucknow
D. Madras
Correct Answer: B
At its Bombay meeting in May 1928, the conference appointed the constitutional subcommittee.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1928 - Constitutional Developments - Nehru Report
The Delhi All-Parties Conference of 1928 voted in favour of:
A. Full responsible government
B. Permanent dyarchy
C. Direct Crown rule
D. A military government
Correct Answer: A
The Delhi meeting endorsed the principle of full responsible government.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1928 - Constitutional Developments - Nehru Report
The first All-Parties Conference of 1928 met at:
A. Bombay
B. Calcutta
C. Lahore
D. Delhi
Correct Answer: D
An All-Parties Conference met in Delhi in February 1928 and supported full responsible government.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1928 - Constitutional Developments - Nehru Report
Who presided over the 1927 Madras session of the Indian National Congress?
A. Motilal Nehru
B. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Dr M. A. Ansari
D. Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Correct Answer: C
Dr Mukhtar Ahmad Ansari was Congress president at the Madras session that initiated the constitutional exercise.