Question

Which of the following statements are true?

1.The  Simon commission was charged with the duty of investigating Indian Constitutional problems and dropping recommendations for its reforms.

2.One of the members of Simon Commission was Clement Attlee,who subsequently became the British Prime Minister who would oversee the granting of independence to India and Pakistan in 1947.

• A. 1 only
• B. 2 only
• C. Both 1 and 2
• D. Neither 1 nor 2

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Both 1 and 2

The Simon Commission was a group of 7 MPs from Britain who was sent to India in 1928 to study constitutional reforms and make recommendations to the government. It came to be known as the Simon Commission after its chairman Sir John Simon.One of the members of Simon Commission was Clement Attlee,who subsequently became the British Prime Minister who would oversee the granting of independence to India and Pakistan in 1947.