Q. Who among the following resigned from the Viceroy’s Executive Council, saddened by the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre ?
1. Chettur Sankaran Nair
2. Ishwari Prasad
3. Muhammad Shafi
4. Iqbal Narain Gurtu
Select 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
Question from UPPSC Prelims 2025
Explanation:
Only C. Sankaran Nair resigned from the Viceroy’s Executive Council in 1919, in protest against the Punjab atrocities, including the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.
The others did not: Ishwari Prasad was not a member of the Viceroy’s Executive Council; Sir Muhammad Shafi was a pro-Government leader who later served on the Council (as Education Member, 1920–24) and did not resign; Iqbal Narain Gurtu served much later (in the 1940s) and had no connection with the 1919 events. Hence, only 1.
