The object of the Butler Committee of 1927 was to
- ADefine the jurisdiction of the Central and Provincial Governments.
- BDefine the powers of the Secretary of State for India.
- CImpose censorship on national press.
- DImprove the relationship between the Government of India and the Indian States.Correct
Explanation
The Butler Committee, also known as the Indian States Committee, was appointed by the British Government in 1927. Its primary objective was to investigate and clarify the relationship between the Paramount Power (the British Crown) and the Indian Princely States, and to suggest measures for their better adjustment. The committee was tasked with examining the financial and economic relations between British India and the Indian States, and more broadly, to improve the overall relationship, ensuring the protection of the princely states' rights and their allegiance to the Crown. Option D correctly identifies this core objective.
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