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UPSC 2003: During the colonial period in India, what was the purpose of the Whitley Commission?
(a)To review the fitness of India for further political reforms
(b)To report on the existing conditions of labour and to make recommendations
(c)To draw up a plan for financial reforms for India
(d)To develop a comprehensive scheme for Civil Services in India
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (b) To report on the existing conditions of labour and to make recommendations
The correct answer is (b). The Royal Commission on Labour in India (1929), also known as the Whitley Commission (after its chairman John Henry Whitley), was appointed to report on the existing conditions of labour in industrial undertakings and plantations in India and to make recommendations.
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This question was asked in UPSC CSE Prelims 2003, GS Paper 1, as Question 90. It falls under Modern History > British Economic Policies.
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