RAS question
The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre resulted in the resignation of which Indian member of the Viceroy's Executive Council?
Correct answer: (A) Shankar Nair.
Sir Shankar Nair resigned from the Viceroy's Executive Council in protest against the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre and martial law in Punjab.
Explanation
Sir Shankar Nair is the right answer because the question asks for an Indian member of the Viceroy's Executive Council who resigned after the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre. Nair resigned from that Council in protest against both the massacre and the imposition of martial law in Punjab. That specific office matters. The question is not asking for a wider nationalist protest, a legislative resignation, or a later constitutional role; it is asking about a resignation from the colonial executive itself. Among the four options, only Shankar Nair is tied to that precise act of protest.
Why the other options are wrong
- (B) Srinivasa Sastri was a Liberal leader, but he is not placed in the Viceroy's Executive Council resignation asked about here.
- (C) Muhammad Ali Jinnah resigned from the Imperial Legislative Council, which is a different body from the Viceroy's Executive Council named in the question.
- (D) Tej Bahadur Sapru was involved in constitutional discussions, but he is not connected to this Executive Council resignation.
Concept
This tests the nationalist response to the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre, especially institutional protest by named Indian leaders. RAS often asks such items because Modern Indian History links major events with specific constitutional and elite responses.