{"id":2621,"date":"2025-05-05T21:34:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T16:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=2621"},"modified":"2025-05-05T21:34:04","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T16:04:04","slug":"q-the-object-of-the-butler-committee-of-1927-was-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-the-object-of-the-butler-committee-of-1927-was-to","title":{"rendered":"Q. The object of the Butler Committee of 1927 was to?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list mcq\">\n<li>Define the jurisdiction of the Central and Provincial Governments.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Define the powers of the Secretary of State for India.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Impose censorship on national press.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Improve the relationship between the Government of India and the Indian States.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer:<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>(d) Improve the relationship between the Government of India and the Indian States.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"butler-committee1927\">Butler Committee,1927:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Butler Committee, officially the\u00a0<strong>Indian States Committee<\/strong>, was\u00a0<strong>formed in 1927 to investigate and clarify the relationship between the British Raj and the Indian Princely States<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Led by Sir Harcourt Butler, it aimed\u00a0<strong>to improve relations and address issues surrounding the British Government\u2019s \u201cparamountcy\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0over the states.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The committee was established\u00a0<strong>to examine the nature of this relationship and address the concerns of the princely states about their sovereignty and future status<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Important Recommendations:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Committee advises that the\u00a0<strong>Viceroy should represent the Crown in all dealings with the States<\/strong>. This proposed change is comparable with the new Imperial arrangement by which the Governor-General of a Dominion is High Commissioner for the Dominion\u2019s Protectorates.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It says that\u00a0<strong>paramountcy must remain supreme<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It says that British\u00a0<strong>paramountcy preserves the princely state.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Committee sympathize with the fear of the Native Princes that\u00a0their States might pass without their consent under a new Government in British India responsible to an Indian Legislature, and they plainly express the opinion that no such transference should be made without the consent of the Princes.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It also says that the\u00a0<strong>state should not be transferred without their own agreement.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Answer:&nbsp;(d) Improve the relationship between the Government of India and the Indian States. 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