The object of the Butler Committee of 1927 was to:
✓ Correct answer: d) Improve the relationship between the Government of India and the Indian States.
ExplanationThe Butler Committee, chaired by Sir Harcourt Butler in 1927, investigated the relationship between British India and the princely states.Its 1929 report reaffirmed the doctrine of paramountcy, clarifying that the British Raj’s control over the princely states was not just contractual but a dynamic, evolving relationship shaped by history and policy.The committee recommended that the financial relationship between the Raj and the states should be fair.194
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