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Prelims 2017 · Modern History and the Freedom Struggle · Question 51

The object of the Butler Committee of 1927 was to

  1. Define the jurisdiction of the Central and Provincial Governments.
  2. Define the powers of the Secretary of State for India.
  3. Impose censorship on national press.
  4. Improve the relationship between the Government of India and the Indian States.

Answer

Improve the relationship between the Government of India and the Indian States.

  • (a) Incorrect. Jurisdiction of Central and Provincial Governments was mainly dealt with under constitutional reforms like the Government of India Act, 1919/1935, not the Butler Committee.
  • (b) Incorrect. The Butler Committee was not set up to define the powers of the Secretary of State for India.
  • (c) Incorrect. Press censorship was addressed through separate repressive laws, not by the Butler Committee.
  • (d) Correct. The Butler Committee (1927) examined the relationship between the Government of India and the Indian States (princely states) and aimed to improve/clarify it.

Answer: (d)

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