Question

Why Simon commission was established?
 A. To enquire into the working of the government of India Act, 1919 and to suggest further reforms in the system of administration.
B. To enquire into the working of the Morley-Minto reforms.
C. To declare India as a republic state.
D. None of these.

Answer 1

Hint: This commission was established in the year 1919.
The commission got its name from Sir John Simon who was the chairman of the commission.
Muhammad Shafi of Muslim League did not boycott the commission.

Complete answer:The Simon Commission was a group of 7 MPs belonging to Britain who came to India in 1928. The original name of the commission was The Indian Statutory Commission but later it was given the name of its chairman, Sir John Simon. It was established to enquire into the working of the government of India Act 1919 and to suggest further reforms in the system of administration.
The actual problem occurred when the Indians got to know that the commission included only Britishers and not even a single Indian unlike promised earlier. Indians found this as an insult. Lord Birkenhead was responsible for the set up of the commission. The famous slogan of Indians in Simon Commission was of ‘Simon Go Back’ given by Yusuf Meherally.
OPTION A. As explained above, Therefore Option A is Correct option.
OPTION B. Morley – Minto act is known as the Indian Council Act 1909. It was an act of the parliament of the United Kingdom that brought about a limited increase in the involvement of Indians in the governance of British India. Therefore, Option B is incorrect Option.
OPTION C. India became a free nation on August 15, 1947, it declared itself a sovereign, democratic and republic state and adopted the constitution on January 26, 1950. Therefore, Option C is an incorrect option.
OPTION D.Since one of the options among all the options is correct. Therefore, Option D is an incorrect option.
Hence, Option A. To enquire into the working of the government of India Act 1919 and to suggest further reforms in the system of Administration is the correct answer.

 Note: -While protesting against the Simon Commission, Lala Lajpat Rai was brutally injured due to the lathi charge ordered by the Britishers which was also the reason for his death.
-It was James A. Scott who ordered this lathi-charge on the protestors of Simon Commission which included Lala Lajpat Rai too.
-Lala Lajpat Rai was also known as ‘Punjab Kesari’ because of his Patriotic and National spirits for the country.