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Topic 318 · Answers

C. Sankaran Nair and the Jallianwala Bagh aftermath

All 10 answers, each with its Book 1 RATNA fact. Try the questions first

  1. Question 1Answer B

    Sankaran Nair quit the Viceroy's Executive Council in July 1919 over which event?

    • Rowlatt Act debate
    • Correct answer: Jallianwala Bagh massacre
    • Partition of Bengal
    • Komagata Maru incident

    Core Trigger: Renewed interest in C. Sankaran Nair recalls his July 1919 resignation from the Viceroy's Executive Council over Jallianwala Bagh.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 318, point 1

  2. Question 2Answer A

    His 1922 book Gandhi and Anarchy blamed which Punjab official for the repression?

    • Correct answer: Michael O'Dwyer
    • Reginald Dyer
    • Lord Chelmsford
    • Edwin Montagu

    Key Book: His 1922 book Gandhi and Anarchy blamed Punjab's Lieutenant-Governor Michael O'Dwyer for the repression.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 318, point 2

  3. Question 3Answer D

    In which year did Nair preside over the Congress at Amraoti?

    • 1885
    • 1905
    • 1919
    • Correct answer: 1897

    Key Persons: Nair presided over the Congress at Amraoti in 1897; O'Dwyer led Punjab from 1913 to 1919.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 318, point 3

  4. Question 4Answer C

    On which date did the Jallianwala Bagh massacre take place at Amritsar?

    • 10 March 1919
    • 6 April 1919
    • Correct answer: 13 April 1919
    • 30 June 1919

    Key Event: The Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place at Amritsar on 13 April 1919.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 318, point 4

  5. Question 5Answer B

    In which year had Nair joined the Viceroy's Executive Council?

    • 1897
    • Correct answer: 1915
    • 1909
    • 1919

    Council Seat: Nair had joined the Viceroy's Executive Council in 1915 and quit it in protest.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 318, point 5

  6. Question 6Answer A

    1. O'Dwyer sued Nair for libel in London in 1924. 2. Nair sued O'Dwyer for libel in Amritsar. Which is/are correct?

    • Correct answer: Only 1
    • Only 2
    • Both 1 and 2
    • Neither 1 nor 2

    Stakeholders: O'Dwyer sued Nair for libel in London in 1924; the case is remembered as O'Dwyer v. Nair.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 318, point 6

  7. Question 7Answer C

    The Nair libel trial was heard in which court?

    • Privy Council
    • House of Lords
    • Correct answer: King's Bench Division, High Court, London
    • Madras High Court

    Venue: The libel trial was heard in the King's Bench Division of the High Court in London.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 318, point 8

  8. Question 8Answer D

    Chettur Sankaran Nair was born in 1857 in which region?

    • Travancore
    • Cochin
    • Coorg
    • Correct answer: Malabar

    Born: Chettur Sankaran Nair was born on 11 July 1857 in Mankara, Malabar.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 318, point 9

  9. Question 9Answer A

    What was the outcome of the 1924 libel case O'Dwyer v. Nair?

    • Correct answer: O'Dwyer won and Nair paid damages
    • Nair won and O'Dwyer apologised
    • The case was withdrawn
    • The jury could not decide

    Landmark: O'Dwyer won in 1924; Nair paid the damages rather than apologise.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 318, point 10

  10. Question 10Answer B

    Defamation is now an offence under which section of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023?

    • Section 499
    • Correct answer: Section 356
    • Section 302
    • Section 377

    Statute: Defamation is now an offence under Section 356 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, replacing IPC Section 499.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 318, point 11

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