2023 · Q24
In 1927, Lord Birkenhead, Secretary of State for India, appointed a Committee of three members to enquire into the relationship between the Indian States and the British Government and to make suggestions for more satisfactory adjustment of the existing economic relations between the Indian States and British India. Who among the following was not a member of the Committee?
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- AHarcourt Butler
- BA.J.S. Wilson
- CW.S. Holdsworth
- DS.C. Peel
Explanation
The Indian States Committee (Butler Committee), appointed in 1927 under Lord Birkenhead, consisted of Harcourt Butler as chairman with W. S. Holdsworth and S. C. Peel as members. A. J. S. Wilson was not a member of this three-member committee. Hence (b) is correct.