Daily Quiz: UPSC Prelims Marathon – January 7, 2019

Nagpur Session, December 1920

• The Napur (special session )was presided by C. Vijayaraghavachariar
• The programme of non-cooperation was endorsed.
• An important change was made in Congress creed; now, instead of having the attainment of self-government through constitutional means as its goal, the Congress decided to have the attainment of Swaraj through peaceful and legitimate means, thus committing itself to an extra- constitutional mass struggle.

Note: Resolution on fundamental rights which included primary education as a fundamental right was introduced in Karachi Session of INC, 1931.

Vankar community strongly supported Mahatma Gandhi.
About the community
The Vankar is a Hindu social group found in the states of Gujarat and Rajasthan in India. The Vankar are said to originate in Saurashtra, and migrated to Patan, the historic capital of Gujarat. The main occupation of Vankars was the weaving of cloth.
Now, they have moved on to other business like trading clothes apart from weaving.

Details about Lucknow Pact
The Lucknow Session 1916 was presided by Ambica Charan Majumdar.
The session brought the moderates and extremists in Congress on common platform again after nearly a decade, particularly due to efforts of Annie Besant.
The Congress President in his address said that “if the congress was buried at Surat, it is reborn in Lucknow in the garden of Wajid Ali Shah“.
Congress and All India Muslim League signed the historic Lucknow Pact.
The Lucknow Session appeared to have given a perception of Hindu-Muslim unity.

Statement 1 is incorrect. The Nehru Report 1928 was a report by a committee headed by Pt. Motilal Nehru. This committee was created when Lord Birkenhead, Secretary of State of India asked the Indian leaders to draft a constitution for the country.
Statement 2 is incorrect. One of the main points of the report was that there will be no separate electorates.
Statement 3 is correct. The report, which demanded a Dominion Status for India was considered by the Congress. This means independence within the British Commonwealth.
The important points of the Nehru report were as follows:
India would be given Dominion status. This means independence within the British Commonwealth.
India will be a federation which shall have a bicameral legislature at the centre and Ministry would be responsible to the legislature.
Governor General of India would be the constitutional head of India and will have the same powers as that of British Crown.
There will be no separate electorate.
The draft report also defined the citizenship and fundamental rights.

All the above princely states except Gwalior were annexed by the British.

Both the statements are correct. But, the question is asking about incorrect statements. So, d is the correct option – Neither 1 nor 2.
Statement 1 is correct. The act empowered the members to discuss the budget and move resolutions before it was approved finally. They were given rights to ask supplementary questions and move resolutions to on matters related to loans to the local bodies.
Statement 2 is correct. The act enlarged the size of the legislative council both Central and Provincial. The number of members in the Central Legislative Council was raised from 16 to 60. The number in Provincial legislative council was not uniform. Legislative councils of Bengal , Bombay and Madras was increased to 50 members each. The provincial legislature of U.P. was to have 50, of Assam, Burma and Punjab 30 each.

Nirvana in Buddhism:
Nirvana is part of the Third Truth on “cessation of dukha” in the Four Noble Truths.
The term nirvana describes a state of freedom from suffering and rebirth.
Nirvana literally means extinguishing or unbinding. The implication is that it is freedom from whatever binds you, from the burning passion of desire, jealousy, and ignorance. Once these are totally overcome, a state of bliss is achieved, and there is no longer the need the cycle of birth and death. All karmic debts are settled.