Simon Commission
What was the main reason the Simon Commission faced a widespread boycott across India upon its arrival in 1928?
There were no Indian members in the commission. It was an all-white commission.
Who was the senior Congress leader who headed the committee that drafted the 1928 Nehru Report?
Motilal Nehru
What was the starting location and final destination of Mahatma Gandhi’s Salt March in 1930?
Sabarmati Ashram and Dandi
What was the primary commitment made by Mahatma Gandhi on behalf of the Indian National Congress as part of the pact?
He suspended the civil disobedience movement
What was the main purpose of the Simon comission?
To report on the working of the indian constitution established by the british government of India.
What was the constitutional status demanded for India by the 1928 Nehru Report?
Dominion Status
List the major motives of the civil disobedience movement (any 2)
Violation of salt tax law
Reject foreign goods (including gov schools)
Mass strikes
No tax paid by Indians to British Government
What was conference in London that Gandhi agreed to attend following the signing of the pact.
The Second Round Table Conference (1931)
Who was the nationalist leader who died following severe injuries sustained during a police lathi charge while leading anti-Simon protests in Lahore?
Lala Lajpat Rai
What was the electoral system rejected by the Nehru Report in favor of joint electorates with reserved seats for minorities?
Separate/Communal electorates
Which historic resolution was passed at the Lahore Session of the Congress in 1929 that set the ultimate objective for the Civil Disobedience Movement?
Purna Swaraj.
What was a major concession granted by the British under the pact regarding political prisoners?
The release of non-violent political prisoners
Who was the British Secretary of State for India who arrogantly challenged Indian leaders to draft a constitution that all parties could agree on?
Lord Birkenhead
Who was the Muslim leader who rejected the Nehru Report and formulated his own "14 Points" in 1929 to safeguard Muslim interests?
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Why did they have a second round-table conference?
After the failure of the first meeting and the signing of the Gandhi-Irwin Pact, the British held this 1931 London session to involve the Indian National Congress in drafting India's future constitution.
When was the Gandhi-Irwin pact signed?
March 5th, 1931
What was the Lahore conspiracy?
The Lahore Conspiracy Case refers to the British trials that executed Indian revolutionaries, most notably Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev, and Rajguru in 1931 for assassinating a British police officer.
What was the deadline set by the 1928 Calcutta Congress session giving the British government time to accept the Nehru Report before full independence would be demanded?
One year. December 31st 1929.
What was real name of the 'Frontier Gandhi'. List some of his achievements and movement.
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, known as the "Frontier Gandhi," was a prominent nationalist leader who successfully mobilised the North-West Frontier Province during the Civil Disobedience Movement. In 1929, he founded the Khudai Khidmatgar, a powerful non-violent army of Pashtuns who abided by ahimsa.
Signed just days before the Gandhi-Irwin Pact, this revolutionary's execution on March 23, 1931, sparked massive public outrage against Gandhi for failing to secure his clemency. Who was he?
Bhagat Singh