Q135 · UPPSC Prelims 2025 · Set A · General Studies

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Who among the following resigned from the Viceroy's Executive Council, saddened by the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre ?1.Chettur Sankaran Nair2.Ishwari Prasad3.Muhammad Shafi4.Iqbal Narain GurtuSelect the correct answer from the code given below:

A 2 and 3
B Only 4
C 3 and 4
D Only 1

Correct answer: (d) Only 1

Explanation

  1. A

    2 and 3

    2 and 3. Ishwari Prasad and Muhammad Shafi are not the keyed resignation.

  2. B

    Only 4

    Only 4. Gurtu is not the famous 1919 resignation.

  3. C

    3 and 4

    3 and 4. Wrong pair.

  4. D

    Only 1

    Only 1. Sir Chettur Sankaran Nair resigned from the Viceroy’s Executive Council after Jallianwala Bagh.

Summary. Official key is (d) only 1. Sankaran Nair resigned after Jallianwala Bagh. Also note: Nair 1919 — Education member; then Congress president 1897 earlier; Hunter Committee — He later fought O’Dwyer in London; Shafi — Stayed; later debates; Gurtu / Prasad — Not this resignation story.