UPSC History Expansion Company and Bengal Nawabs Question Bank British Rule and Its Impacts and Regional Powers

  • question_answer
    The main reason for the boycott of Simon Commission India was

    A)  Appointment before time

    B)  All the members were Englishmen

    C)  Chairman was a member of British Liberal Party

    D)  None of these

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

     The Indian response against the commission was immediate and nearly unanimous. What angered the Indians most was the exclusion of Indians from the commission and the basic notion behind the exclusion that foreigners would discuss and decide upon India's fitness for self-government. This notion was seen as a violation of the principle of self-determination and a deliberate insult to the self-respect of Indians.


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