| Assertion (A): The Indian Councils Act, 1861 provided to incorporate Indians in the Governor General's Executive Council to represent the Indian views. |
| Reason (R): A statutory commission constituted by the British government under the chairmanship of Charles Wood, in 1859, recommended for the appointment of Indians in the Governor General's Executive Council. |
A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of (A)
B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not correct explanation of (A).
C) (A) is true but (R) is false.
D) (A) is false but (R) is true
Correct Answer: C
Solution :
The Indian Councils Act, 1861 provided to incorporate the Indians in the Governor General's Executive Council to represent the Indian views because many British officials and statesmen had come to believe that one reason for the revolt of 1857 was that the Indian views were not known to the British rulers but there no statutory commission was constituted by the British government, that recommended to appoint the Indians in the Governor General's Executive Council.
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