Q. Which of the following issue/s raised by “British Indian Association”?
1.Establishment of a separate legislature of a popular character.
2.Separation of executive from judicial functions.
3.Reduction in salaries of higher officers.
How many of the statements given above are correct?
Answer: C
Notes:
Explanation: In 1851, both the Landholders’ Society and the Bengal British India Society merged into the British Indian Association.
It sent a petition to the British Parliament demanding inclusion of some of its suggestions in the renewed Charter of the Company, such as
- establishment of a separate legislature of a popular character;
- separation of executive from judicial functions
- reduction in salaries of higher officers; and
- Abolition of salt duty, abkari and stamp duties.
Source: NCERT
