In the year 1928, a committee of Congress leaders drafted a Constitution for India. The Committee was headed by
- A.Mahatma Gandhi
- B.T. B. Sapru
- C.Motilal Nehru
- D.Jawaharlal Nehru
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Explanation
The correct answer is C, Motilal Nehru. The All Parties Conference of 1928 set up a committee under Motilal Nehru, and its draft constitution is known as the Nehru Report.
The committee was India's answer to the all-white Simon Commission and to the Secretary of State Lord Birkenhead's challenge that Indians could not agree on a constitution. The report, finalised in August 1928, asked for dominion status, a list of fundamental rights, joint electorates with seats reserved for minorities, and provinces formed on the basis of language. It was the first major Indian attempt to draft a constitution.
A is wrong: Mahatma Gandhi did not head the committee.
B is wrong: Tej Bahadur Sapru was a member of the committee, not its chairman.
D is wrong: Jawaharlal Nehru, Motilal's son, did not lead it; he opposed its goal of dominion status and pressed for complete independence.
Exam tip: Nehru Report 1928 = Motilal Nehru, dominion status; Purna Swaraj resolution = Lahore session, 1929.
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