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2013 · Modern HistoryPrevious Year Question
Q89.
The people of India agitated against the arrival of Simon Commission because
A. Indians never wanted the review of the working of the Act of 1919
B. Simon Commission recommended the abolition of Dyarchy in the Provinces
C. There was no Indian member in the Simon Commission
D. The Simon Commission suggested the partition of the country
Answer

C

Explanation

The Simon Commission (1927) was an all-White commission with no Indian members. Indians agitated against it for this very reason — it was seen as an insult that a commission to determine India's constitutional future had no Indian representation. The famous slogan 'Simon Go Back' was raised.
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