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What was the primary purpose of the Butler Committee appointed in 1927?

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. To suggest educational reforms
  2. To investigate the Jallianwala Bagh massacre
  3. To examine the relationship between the Paramount Power and Princely States
  4. To review the financial relations between Centre and Provinces

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: To examine the relationship between the Paramount Power and Princely States

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: C) To examine the relationship between the Paramount Power and Princely States šŸ“š Explanation: The Indian States Committee, known as the Butler Committee, was tasked with investigating the complex relationship between the British Crown and the Indian Princely States. It recommended that the Paramountcy should remain with the British Crown and not be transferred to an Indian government without the consent of the Princes. This was seen as an attempt to use the states as a bulwark against the rising nationalist tide.