Consider the following pairs: Commission Purpose
1. Aitchison commission Civil Services
2. Raleigh Commission Education
3. Butler Commission Indian States
4. Stratchy Commission Famine
Which of the pairs given above are matched correctly?
1 and 4 only
Incorrect Answer2, 3 and 4 only
Incorrect Answer1, 2 and 3 only
Incorrect Answer1, 2, 3 and 4
Correct AnswerExplanation:
Correct Option: (d) Explanation All pairs are matched correctly Aitchison Commission It was setup in 1886 under the chairmanship of Sir Charles Aitchison so that Indians can get employment in public service. The recommendations were: Max age of entry was 23 yrs. old. 3 tier classifi cation i.e. Imperial, Provincial and Subordinate civil Services. Abolishment of Statuary Civil Services Certain seats in Imperial to be fi lled from Provincial Butler Committee The Indian states committee, Butler committee in the year 1927 was appointed to investigate and clarify the relationship between the paramount powers i.e. the British and the Indian Princes. The Harcourt Butler Committee under the chairmanship of Sir Harcourt Butler was appointed in 1927. There were two other members, William Searle Holdsworth and Sidney Peel. Raleigh Commission Raleigh Commission was appointed under the presidency of Sir Thomas Raleigh on 27 January 1902 to inquire into the condition and prospects of universities in India and to recommend proposals for improving their constitution and working. The following important changes were introduced for the upliftment of University Education. Universities were empowered to appoint their own staff including the teaching staff. The number of Fellows of a University was limited within 50 to 100. The number of elected Fellows was fi xed at 20 for the Bombay, Madras and Calcutta Universities and 15 for others. The Governor-General was now empowered to decide a University’s territorial limits and also affi liation between the universities and colleges. After the implementation of the provisions of the University Act, though the number of colleges declined, yet the number of students increased considerably.
Stratchy Commission It was set up in 1878 under the Chairmanship of Sir Richard Strachey. The commission recommended state interference in food trade in the event of famine. India witnessed another major famine in 1896-97. Topic: Modern History Sub-Topic: Various Commission of British India
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