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When did August declaration took place?

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15 August 1917
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20 August 1917
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12 March 1917
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16 May 1917
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The correct option is A 20 August 1917
On 20 August 1917, Edwin Samuel Montagu 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 August Declaration of 1917

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