Multiple choice

The Simon Commission was boycotted by the Indian Nationalist leaders because

  1. all the members of the commission were biased against India

  2. it did not meet the demand of the Indians

  3. they felt that it was only an eye-wash

  4. all the members of the Commission were English

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D Correct answer
Explanation

The Simon Commission was boycotted by Indian nationalists because it was an 'all-white' commission with no Indian members. Indians felt it was an insult that their constitutional future was being decided without any representation from their own people.