Social Science 2 Marks Each

(1) The british government had appointed a Statutory Commission in 1927 under the Chairmanship of Str John Simon to review the working of the reforms of 1919.
(2) The Commission consisted of seven members. However, not a single member was Indian.
(3) It was suggested that Indian members be appointed in the Commission as they had better understanding of the problems of Indian people.
The British government did not oblige and therefore, people of India boycotted the Simon Commission.

(1) There was a shift in the demand of the Indian National Congress from Dominion Status to Complete Independence.
(2) This was reflected in the Lahore Session, presided over by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.
(3) A resolution demanding Poorna Swarajya -Complete Independence- was unanimously passed on 31st December, 1929.
(4) The people of India were asked to celebrate 26th January, 1930 as Independence Day and take pledge to fight for the attainment of complete independence.
(5) It was also decided to launch Civil Disobedience Movement for the attainment of Poorna Swarajya under the leadership of Gandhiji.
Therefore, the Lahore Session (1929) of the Indian National Congress was memorable (of great historical importancel).

The resolution of the following problems related to partition was needed:
(1) Division and reorganisation of the armed forces
(2) Division of properties and assets
(3) Assignment of ersponsibility regarding debts and credita
(4) Rehabilitation of refugees
(5) Distribution of civil servants and reorga nisation of civil services
(6) Demarcation of International boundaries between India and Pakistan

(1) Dandi March was undertaken as a part of the Civil Disobedience Movement: wherein Gandhij was to launch the movement by breaking the unjust Salt Act.
(2) Dandi March started from the Sabarmatt Harijan Ashram on 12th March. 1930 and after covering a distance of 374 kms, it reached Dandi Bunder in Navsari district on 5th April. 1930.
(3) Gandhiji undertook the programme of breaking the Salt Act on 5th April, 1930.

(1) Lala Lajpatrai was leading an anti-Simon procession in Lahore.
(2) English police inspector John Saunders had ordered lathi-charge on the people in procession.
(3) Lala Lajpatrat was badly injured in this lathi-charge.
(4) He subsequently succumbed to death. Thus police lathi-charge was the reason of the death of Lala Lajpatrai

(1) All political parties in India decided to boycott the proceedings of the Simon Commission.
(2) The arrival of Simon Commission on 3rd Fabruary, 1928 was given welcome by anti-Samon processions and Hartal.
(3) People shouted the slogan 'Simon go back' and displayed black lags wherever the Commission went to the places in India.

(1) The Montague-Chelmsford Reforms of 1919 had a provision that working of the reforms be reviewed after ten years by a Statutory Commission. This Commission was also entrusted the responsibility of recommending further reforms.
(2) Two years earlier to the provision the British government constituted a Statutory Inquiry Commission in 1927 under the chairmanship of Sir John Simon.