Q. Which among the following statements regarding the Nehru report is/are correct:
Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?
Q. Which among the following statements regarding the Nehru report is/are correct:
Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?
The correct option is B 1 and 3 only
Explanation:
Secretary of State, Lord Birkenhead challenged the Indians to produce a constitution that would be acceptable to all. All important Indian leaders and parties decided to meet the British challenge by drawing up an agreed constitution for India. An All Parties Conference was convened for the purpose 1st at Delhi. The Conference appointed a sub-committee headed by ML Nehru. The sub-committee submitted its report known as the Nehru Report in August 1928. Other prominent members were Tej Bahadur Sapru, SC Bose, M.S. Aney, Mangal Singh, Ali Imam, Shuaib Qureshi & G.R. Pradhan.
The report was placed before the Congress Session in Calcutta in 1928 where it was adopted unanimously. major provisions include:
- Secular State
- Universal Adult Suffrage
- To end separate electorate but provided for Reservations of seats for minorities
- Federal form of Government with residuary powers to the centre
- Linguistic Provinces
Reaction
- The younger section of the Congress led by JL Nehru & SC Bose regarded the idea of dominion status in the report as a step backwards & demanded ‘Poorna Swaraj’ or complete independence.
- Muslim League, the Hindu Mahasabha & the Sikh communalists were unhappy about the Nehru Report.
- Later Jinnah convened an All India Conference of Muslims & drew up a list of 14 points.
Explanation:
Secretary of State, Lord Birkenhead challenged the Indians to produce a constitution that would be acceptable to all. All important Indian leaders and parties decided to meet the British challenge by drawing up an agreed constitution for India. An All Parties Conference was convened for the purpose 1st at Delhi. The Conference appointed a sub-committee headed by ML Nehru. The sub-committee submitted its report known as the Nehru Report in August 1928. Other prominent members were Tej Bahadur Sapru, SC Bose, M.S. Aney, Mangal Singh, Ali Imam, Shuaib Qureshi & G.R. Pradhan.
The report was placed before the Congress Session in Calcutta in 1928 where it was adopted unanimously. major provisions include:
- Secular State
- Universal Adult Suffrage
- To end separate electorate but provided for Reservations of seats for minorities
- Federal form of Government with residuary powers to the centre
- Linguistic Provinces
Reaction
- The younger section of the Congress led by JL Nehru & SC Bose regarded the idea of dominion status in the report as a step backwards & demanded ‘Poorna Swaraj’ or complete independence.
- Muslim League, the Hindu Mahasabha & the Sikh communalists were unhappy about the Nehru Report.
- Later Jinnah convened an All India Conference of Muslims & drew up a list of 14 points.
