Question Discussion & Solution

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• The Jallianwala Bagh massacre was a brutal attack on unarmed civilians by British troops
• The massacre occurred on 13 April 1919
• It was a major turning point in the Indian independence movement

The correct answer is The Commission did not have any Indian members.

• Simon Commission which was sent by the British Government was boycotted by Indian politicians.

Key Points

• Simon commission was also referred to as the Indian Statuary Commission was a group of seven members of Parliament under Sir John Simon.
  • Indian politicians Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru, Mahatma Gandhi, Jinnah, the Muslim League, and Indian National Congress.
  • They were opposing because out of seven members there was no member from India.
  • Lord Irwin was Viceroy of India at the time of commission took place.
  • Lala Lajpat Rai was martyred while he was protesting against the Simon Commission at Lahore.
  • The outcome of the Simon Commission was the Government of India Act, 1935.

The correct answer is Sarojini Naidu.

• Sarojini Naidu was the first Indian woman to become President of the Indian National Congress.
• She was born in a Bengali family in Hyderabad.
• She was appointed the President of the Indian National Congress in 1925.
• Sarojini Naidu became the Governor of the United Provinces in 1947.
• She became the first woman to hold the office of Governor in the Dominion of India.

Additional Information

• Aruna Asaf Ali is widely remembered for hoisting the Indian National flag at the Gowalia Tank Maidan, Bombay during a Quit India Movement in 1942.
• Kasturba Gandhi was an Indian political activist.
• She was married to Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi.

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• A.O. Hume was a British civil servant who played a key role in the formation of the Indian National Congress
• He was the founder of the Indian National Congress
• The Indian National Congress was formed in 1885

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• Mangal Pandey was a sepoy in the British East India Company's army
• He is considered one of the first martyrs of the Indian Rebellion of 1857
• The rebellion was a major uprising against British rule in India