Question

A member of Simon commission later became Prime Minister of Britain and also supported granting of independence to India. He was ………………….
A. Lord Mountbatten
B. Lord Irwin
C. Ramsey Mc Donald
D. Clement Attlee

Answer 1

Hint:
The Indian Statutory Commission, also known as the Simon Commission, is a group of seven MPs chaired by Sir John Simon. The commission came to British India in 1928 to investigate constitutional reforms in Britain's largest and most important property.

Complete step by step solution:
One of Simon commission's members was Clement Attlee of the Labor Party, who campaigned for Indian independence until 1934 and achieved that goal as Prime Minister in 1947 by granting Indian independence and the creation of Pakistan.

British Prime Minister Clement Attlee announced on 20 February 1947 that:
1. The British government will grant full self-rule to British India by 30 June 1948.
2. The future of the Prince State would be decided after the last transfer date

Attlee wrote to Mountbatten on March 18, 1947: "It is of course important that the states of India adjust their relationship to the authorities they will cede power to in British India. However, as the Cabinet Mission specifically stated, His Excellency's Government does not. intends to hand over its most important powers and duties to the successor government It is not intended to give priority to any conclusions before the date of the final handover of power as a system, but you have the right when you want to initiate negotiations with individual countries to improve their relations with the Crown. The princely state will have no British rule and treaty in India. They can combine the two properties or remain separate. "


Hence, the correct answer is option D.

Note:
Lala Lajpat Rai herself led the march against the Simon Commission. The catchphrase is "Simon Go Back". While the procession was peaceful, the British government brutally weighed on the procession. Lala Lajpat Rai suffered severe head injuries and died on 17 November 1928.