State PCS PYQPrelims 2025

BPSC – Combined Competitive Examination · Question 76

Which Commission accentuated the discontent among all political groups and parties for not associating any Indian member with it?

  1. Welby Commission
  2. Cripps Mission
  3. Simon Commission
  4. Cabinet Mission
Show answer & explanation

Answer: (C) Simon Commission

Explanation

The Simon Commission had seven British MPs and no Indian member, uniting Indian parties in protest.

  • (A) Incorrect

    Wrong: Welby Commission (1895) had Dadabhai Naoroji as a member.

  • (B) Incorrect

    Wrong: Cripps Mission (1942) was a negotiating mission, not this controversy.

  • (C) Correct

    Correct: the all-white Simon Commission (1927) was boycotted with 'Simon Go Back'.

  • (D) Incorrect

    Wrong: Cabinet Mission (1946) negotiated with Indian leaders.