GS PrelimsHistory (Modern India)Administrative Organisation of British Empire1997

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists: List I - List II 1. I. Butler Committee - A) Jallianwala Bagh Massacre Report 2. II. Hurtog Committee Report - B) Relationship between the Indian States and Paramount Power 3. III. Hunter Inquiry Committee Report - C) Working of Dyarchy as laid down in the Montague-Chelmsford Reforms 4. IV. Muddiman Committee Report - D) The growth of education in British India and potentialities of its further progress Codes:

A

I-C, II-B, III-A, IV-D

B

I-A, II-D, III-B, IV-C

C

I-B, II-A, III-C, IV-D

D

I-B, II-D, III-A, IV-C

Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation

1. The question requires matching various Committees/Reports related to British India with their respective subjects. 2. The Butler Committee (1927), officially the Indian States Committee, was appointed to investigate and clarify the Relationship between the Indian States (Princely States) and the Paramount Power (British Crown). (I matches B). 3. The Hartog Committee (1929) was appointed as an auxiliary committee to the Simon Commission to survey the growth of education in British India and its potential for further progress. (II matches D). 4. The Hunter Inquiry Committee (1919-1920), officially the Disorders Inquiry Committee, was established to investigate the disturbances in Punjab and other places, most notably the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre. (III matches A). 5. The Muddiman Committee (1924), officially the Reforms Enquiry Committee, was set up to inquire into the working of Dyarchy as laid down in the Montague-Chelmsford Reforms (Government of India Act, 1919). (IV matches C). 6. Therefore, the correct matching code is I-B, II-D, III-A, IV-C.

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