(a) Indians never wanted the review of the working of the Act of 1919
(b) Simon Commission recommended the abolition of Dyarchy (Diarchy) in the provinces
(c) there was no Indian member in the Simon Commission
(d) the Simon Commission suggested the partition of the country
Answer: (c)
The Government of India Act, 1919 had a provision that a Commission would be appointed ten years from date to study the progress of the governance scheme and suggest new steps. An all-white, seven-member Indian Statutory Commission, popularly known as the Simon Commission (after the name of its chairman, Sir John Simon), on 8th November 1927.
Option (c) is correct: The Commission was to recommend to the British government whether India was ready for further constitutional reforms and along what lines. The Indian response to the Simon Commission was immediate and nearly unanimous. What angered the Indians most was the exclusion of Indians from the Commission and the basic notion behind the exclusion that foreigners would discuss and decide upon India’s fitness for self-government. Elimination Technique Eliminating options in this question is not easy because options are very close and analytical. Still, the options can be eliminated if one has the idea of the Government of India Act of 1919. y As we know, it was decided in the Government of India Act of 1919 that a commission will be set up every 10 years to assess the working of the Act. And, the Simon Commission was created for this.
