Question

Why was the Simon commission set up?

Answer 1

The Simon Commission officially called as Indian Statutory Commission was set up by the British government in November 1927. It was set up to suggest the constitutional reforms for British India and thus solve its constitutional problems.

It was wholeheartedly opposed by Indians as there was not a single Indian member in the Commission and more importantly the Indians now wanted complete Independence rather than constitutional reforms.

Answer 2

Answer:

Simon Commission, group appointed in November 1927 by the British Conservative government under Stanley Baldwin to report on the working of the Indian constitution established by the Government of India Act of 1919.

The Simon Commission was formed to review the working of Government of India Act, 1919 and suggest further constitutional and administrative reforms in the British colonial rule of India.