Question

Why was Simon Commission sent to India in 1928?

• A. To look into the functioning of Indian constitutional system and suggest reforms.
• B. To try Indian revolutionary leaders.
• C. To frame a new Constitution for India.
• D. To persuade Gandhiji to attend the Round Table Conference

Answer 1

The correct option is A To look into the functioning of Indian constitutional system and suggest reforms.

Simon Commission was a group appointed in November 1927 by the British government under Stanley Baldwin to report on the working of the Indian constitution established by the Government of India Act of 1919 and suggest reforms. The commission was boycotted by the Indian National Congress and most other Indian political parties as there was no Indian member in the Commission.