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Modern History·Easy

Consider the following statement regarding the Butler Committee: It was set up in 1935 to examine relationship between state and the government. It recommended for the supremacy of British paramountcy. Consent of the princely state was not necessary for the governance by the Indian Government in British India. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statement regarding the Butler Committee:
  1. It was set up in 1935 to examine relationship between state and the government.
  2. It recommended for the supremacy of British paramountcy.
  3. Consent of the princely state was not necessary for the governance by the Indian Government in British India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Options

  1. a.

    1 only

  2. b.

    2 only

    Correct answer
  3. c.

    1 and 3 only

  4. d.

    2 and 3 only

Explanation

The Butler Committee (1927) was set up to examine the nature of relationship between the states and the government. It gave the following recommendations:
  1. Paramountcy must remain supreme and must fulfil its obligations, adopting and defining itself according to the shifting necessities of time and progressive development of states.
  2. States should not be handed over to an Indian Government in British India, responsible to an Indian legislature, without the consent of states.
Thus, "paramountcy" was left undefined and this hydra headed creature was left to feed on usage, Crown's prerogative and the princes' implied consent.

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