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UPPSC 2011 GS-1 Modern Indian History
Question

Who resigned from the membership of Viceroy's Executive Council as a protest against Jallianwala Bagh Massacre ?

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Option C: Shankaran Nair

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Shankaran Nair”.
Sir Shankaran Nair resigned from the Viceroy's Executive Council in 1919 to protest the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre.

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