Question

The August declaration of 1917 is also called _____.

• A. The Montagu Declaration.
• B. Non-Cooperation Movement.
• C. Rowlatt Act
• D. Government of India Act.

Answer 1

The correct option is A The Montagu Declaration.

Edwin Samuel Montagu served as Secretary of State for India between 1917 and 1922. On 20 August 1917, he made a historic declaration in the House of Commons defining the goal of British policies in India. In the previous month, he had made a scathing attack on the whole system by which India was being administered in a debate in British House of Commons. It is also known as The Montague Declaration.