23.3
Why was Simon Commission set up?
(a) To invite Congress for the Round Table Conference to discuss india’s future curstitution.
(b) To look into the functioning of the constitutional system in India and suggest changes.
(c) To formalize the demand of ‘Purna Swaraj’.
(d) To discuss the demands of Mahatma Gandhi.
Answer:
The Simon Commission was set up by the British government to report on the constitutional system and make recommendations for constitutional reforms in India. The Indians boycotted it with the slogan “Simon Go Back” all its seven members were the British and did not include any Indians.