Which of the following commissions were set up to deal with famine issues in India during British Rule 1. Campbell Commission 2. Sadler Commission 3. Simon Commission Select the correct answer using the code given below.?

Option 1 : 1 only

The correct answer is 1 only.

• In 1866 a great famine struck many parts of India but its impact was felt most in Orissa.
  • The government-appointed George Campbell Commission to investigate the causes of famine and to recommend measures to prevent recurrences in future. Hence option 1 is correct.
  • The recommendations of the Campbell Commission were not given much attention and consequently, a serious famine reoccurred in many parts of the country including Punjab, UP and Madras in 1876.
  • Its maximum impact was felt in the Madras Presidency.
  • The government appointed another commission under Strachey in 1880.

• Sadler Commission (1917) was set up to study and report on problems of Calcutta University but its recommendations were applicable more or less to other universities also. Hence option 2 is not correct.
  • It reviewed the entire field from school education to university education.
  • It held the view that, for the improvement of university education, improvement of secondary education was a necessary precondition.
• The Simon Commission, which came to study and make recommendations for Constitutional reforms in India, held negotiations and consultations with different groups of people. Hence option 3 is not correct.
  • Dr Ambedkar demanded reserved seats for the 'untouchables' in legislative bodies, special educational concessions, and recruitment to Government posts.
  • These recommendations were accepted in the Commission’s report.
  • In the Simon Commission Report that was submitted in 1930 backward people were categorized into:
    • Depressed Classes,
    • Aboriginals and Hill Tribes and
    • Other Backward Classes.