Q. With reference to the Hunter Commission, consider the following Statements:
Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?
Q. With reference to the Hunter Commission, consider the following Statements:
Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?
The correct option is C 1 and 3 only
Explanation:
Statement 1 is correct: General Dyer entered the park in Amritsar and ordered his men to fire at the crowd, killing 379 people (according to government records). Media & local people said that the number of people killed was more than 1000. The Hunter Commission was set up to look into the event.
Statement 2 is incorrect: The Hunter Committee/Commission was formed, with Lord William Hunter as its chairman & having 3 Indians among the members, namely, Sir Chimanlal Harilal Setalvad, Pandit Jagat Narayan, & Sardar Sahibzada Sultan Ahmad Khan.( No need to learn their names).
Statement 3 is correct: The Legal & Home Members on the Viceroy's Council ultimately decided that, though Dyer had acted in a callous & brutal way, military or legal prosecution would not be possible due to political reasons.He was finally found guilty of a mistaken notion of duty & relieved of his command.
Explanation:
Statement 1 is correct: General Dyer entered the park in Amritsar and ordered his men to fire at the crowd, killing 379 people (according to government records). Media & local people said that the number of people killed was more than 1000. The Hunter Commission was set up to look into the event.
Statement 2 is incorrect: The Hunter Committee/Commission was formed, with Lord William Hunter as its chairman & having 3 Indians among the members, namely, Sir Chimanlal Harilal Setalvad, Pandit Jagat Narayan, & Sardar Sahibzada Sultan Ahmad Khan.( No need to learn their names).
Statement 3 is correct: The Legal & Home Members on the Viceroy's Council ultimately decided that, though Dyer had acted in a callous & brutal way, military or legal prosecution would not be possible due to political reasons.He was finally found guilty of a mistaken notion of duty & relieved of his command.
