Q. Consider the following about Sir Chettur Sankaran Nair:

1. He was the youngest President of the Indian National Congress in the 19th century.
2. He resigned from the Viceroy’s Council in protest against the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.
3. He supported Gandhi's ideas of civil disobedience and non-cooperation.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: Only 1 and 2
Notes: In 1897, Nair indeed became the youngest President of the Indian National Congress, making statement 1 correct. He also resigned from the Viceroy’s Council after the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in 1919, which confirms statement 2. However, he criticized Gandhi’s methods in his book Gandhi and Anarchy (1922), showing disagreement with civil disobedience and non-cooperation, so statement 3 is incorrect.

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