46. What was the purpose with which Sir William Wedderburn and W.S.Caine had set up the Indian Parliamentary Committee in 1893? (2011)

(a) To agitate for Indian political reforms in the House of Commons

 (b) To campaign for the entry of Indians into the Imperial Judiciary 

(c) To facilitate a discussion on India’s Independence in the British Parliament 

(d) To agitate for the entry of eminent Indians into the British Parliament

46. Answer: (a) Option 

(a) is correct: In 1893, Sir William Wedderburn became a member of British Parliament. He along with W.S. Caine and Lord Clywd, established the Indian Parliamentary Committee to present the Indian problems in the British Parliament (House of Commons) in their true shape. 

O Sir William Wedderburn served as the President of the Indian National Congress in 1889 and 1910.