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Railways PYQCBT 2 2017

RRB NTPC · Question 78

Why was the Simon Commission of 1927 boycotted?

  1. to protest the arrest of Mahatma Gandhi

  2. as Indians were excluded from the Commission

  3. to protest the inclusion of Sir John Simon in the Commission

  4. to protest against the Jallianwala bagh massacre

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Answer: (B) as Indians were excluded from the Commission

Explanation

The Simon Commission (1927), sent to review India's constitutional reforms, had seven British members and no Indian. It was boycotted with the slogan 'Simon Go Back'.