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1. Who of the following was the President of 'All Parties' Conference held in February 1928 ?Asked in CGPSC Prelims Exam 2016
2. Arrange the following events in chronological order: Death of C.R. Das Simon Commission appointed Death of revolutionary Jatin Das Nehru ReportAsked in HPPSC HPAS Prelims 2020
3. Which of the following British Prime Minister constituted Simon Commission as per the provisions of Government of India Act, 1919 ?Asked in Asst. Statistical Officer 2
4. The Simon Commission visited India inAsked in WBCS Main Paper 3 2023
5. The Simon Commission landed in Bombay onAsked in APPSCCE 2020 Prelims 2020
6. Simon Commission was appointed in 1927 because: 1919 Montague-Chelmsford act could not achieve much. If the labour party was to come to power, they would bring pro-India policies.Asked in MPSC CS Prelims 2013
7. Consider the following events and arrange them into chronological order: I. Sharda Act II. Nehru Report III. Constitution of Simon Commission IV. Dandi March Select the correct answer using the codes given below.Asked in UPPCS Prelims 2021
8. Which of the following statements are true about the Simon Commission ? Select the correct answer from the codes given below the statements :Asked in UPPSC Upper Mains 2005
9. Which is the correct chronological order of the following ? I. Cripps Mission II. Gandhi-Irwin Pact III. Simon Commission IV. Partition of the countryAsked in UPPSC Upper Mains 2009
10. Arrange the following items according to the chronological order : I. Simon Commission II. Gandhi Irwin Pact III. Third Round Table Conference IV. Dandi MarchAsked in TNPSC CS Prelims 2017
11. Who said - 'The Simon Commission Report should be thrown on a heap of rubbish'?Asked in WBPSC CS Prelims 2019
12. Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding the Simon Commission? 1. The Commission included seven Indians. 2. Mohammad Ali Jinnah joined hands with the Congress over the protest against the Simon Commission. 3. Lala Lajpat Rai died during the protest against the Simon Commission.Asked in GPSC Prelims CSP 1 2019
13. Which freedom fighter died during the protests against the Simon Commission?Asked in APPSC Panchayat secretary Prelims 2016
14. Protesting against Simon Commission in a demonstration, Lala Lajpat Rai sustained fatal injuries. Where did the incident occur?Asked in Inspector(Legal Metrology & Consumer Affairs) 2020
15. Simon Commission was appointed forAsked in WBPSC CS Prelims 2015
16. The Simon Commission was related toAsked in AESE (RECRUITMENT TEST) 2025
17. The people of India agitated against the arrival of Simon Commission becauseAsked in UPSC IAS 2013
18. Simon Commission of 1927 was boycotted becauseAsked in WBPSC CS Prelims 2018 · UPPCS Prelims 1998
19. Given below are two statements labelled as: Assertion(A): The Congress boycotted the Simon Commission. Reason(R): The Simon Commission did not have a single Indian member. In the context of the above, which one of the following is correct.Asked in UPPCS Prelims 2010
20. Statement-I : The Congress Boycotted the Simon Commission. Statement-II : The Commission did not have a single Indian member. Codes :Asked in UPPSC Upper Mains 2010
21. Which one was known as the 'All White Commission'?Asked in WBCS Main Paper 3 2023