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What to Study: Which provision of the Government of India Act, 1919 led to this commission? Remember its official and popular names, the date, and the British prime minister at the time. Remember its members (how many, their race, their party make-up), and which member later became Britain's prime minister. Understand what it was asked to recommend.
What to Study: Why was a review due in 1929 brought forward to 1927? Explain the fear of the Conservative government. Understand how the failure of the 1919 Act formed the background. Remember the part played by Lord Birkenhead and what he repeatedly said about Indian politicians.
Asked in UPSC PrelimsUPSC 1997
What to Study: For each of the three bodies, remember the year, the official name, the subject it examined and its main finding. For the Muddiman Committee, know how the majority and the minority differed.
Asked in UPSC PrelimsUPSC 1998UPSC 2013
What to Study: What angered Indians most about the commission? Understand the idea behind the exclusion of Indians from it. Which principle did Indians feel was violated, and why was it also seen as an insult?
What to Study: Remember the date, place and president of the session, and its decision on the commission. Which separate resolution on the goal of the Congress did Nehru get passed? Be clear how that goal differs from the aim of the Nehru Report.
What to Study: Which groups supported the boycott, and which did not? Remember the two Muslim League sessions of 1927, with their places, leaders and stands. Know examples of regional parties that stayed out of the boycott.
Asked in UPSC PrelimsUPSC 1997
What to Study: Where and when did the commission land, and what happened that day? Remember the forms of protest during its tour. Who is credited with the slogan 'Simon Go Back'? Understand that this is disputed and that two names are put forward.
What to Study: What part did young people play in the protests? Know which two leaders rose among them. Remember the radical groups that gained strength in this period (Punjab Naujawan Bharat Sabha, Workers' and Peasants' Parties, Hindustani Sewa Dal) and the ideas behind them.
What to Study: Remember who appointed Dr Ambedkar to work with the commission, when he appeared before it, and which organisation he spoke for. How did he see the depressed classes in relation to the Hindus? Understand what representation he demanded if adult franchise was granted, and what he demanded if it was not. Why did he say they needed more protection than other minorities? How did the report answer him, and why was he displeased?
What to Study: How did the police deal with the demonstrators? Remember which leaders were beaten at Lucknow, and when Lala Lajpat Rai was injured and when he died. Which remark of his is remembered?