The Simon Commission, officially the Indian Statutory Commission, was a group of seven British Members of Parliament appointed to review the working of the Montagu-Chelmsford reforms (Government of India Act, 1919) and propose further constitutional reforms for India. Its all-British composition was seen as a deliberate exclusion of Indians from the process of determining their own future, leading to widespread condemnation and boycott.
Statement-I : The Congress Boycotted the Simon Commission. Statement-II : The Commission did not have a single Indian member. Codes :
Asked in UPPSC Upper Mains 2010 · Topic: Simon Commission (1927) (Reasons for Indian opposition: the 'all-white' nature)
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Answer: A. Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
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