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Modern Indian History UPPSC 2010 GS-I
Question

Given below are two statements labelled as:

Assertion(A): The Congress boycotted the Simon Commission.
Reason(R): The Simon Commission did not have a single Indian member.

In the context of the above, which one of the following is correct.

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option A: Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).”.
The Congress boycotted the Simon Commission because it did not have a single Indian member, which was seen as an affront to Indian self-respect and indicative of the British government's disregard for Indian opinion.

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