Q. Which of the following suggestion/s was/were sent by British India Association to British Parliament?
1.Establishment of a separate legislature of a popular character.
2.Separation of executive from judicial functions.
3.Reduction in salaries of higher officers.
Choose the correct answer from below given codes:
Answer: D
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: Spectrum Modern India
