UPSC CSE Prelims
Question 2
What was the purpose with which Sir William Wedderburn and W. S. Caine had set up the Indian Parliamentary Committee in 1893 ?
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Correct answer: A
Correct Option: A
Explanation: Wedderburn and Caine organised the Indian Parliamentary Committee to lobby British MPs and press for constitutional and administrative reforms in India.
Option-wise Analysis:
A: Correct - it promoted Indian political reform demands in the House of Commons.
B: Incorrect - Entry into the imperial judiciary was not the committee’s object.
C: Incorrect - In 1893 the campaign pursued reforms, not a parliamentary debate on complete Indian independence.
D: Incorrect - It sought policy reforms in India, not election of prominent Indians to Westminster.