The Simon Commission, which was boycotted by Indians because it had no Indian member, arrived in India in:

The Simon Commission (Indian Statutory Commission) arrived in India on 3 February 1928.

About the Simon Commission:

• It was appointed by the British government in November 1927, two years earlier than required, to review the working of the reforms introduced in 1919 and to suggest further constitutional reforms.
• It was headed by Sir John Simon, and had seven members, all of them British Members of Parliament.
• Why was it boycotted?
• It had no Indian member; Indians felt insulted that the future of India would be decided by an all-British commission.

NCERT on the Simon Commission:

• NCERT notes that the commission was set up in response to the nationalist movement.
• It was to look into the functioning of the constitutional system in India and suggest changes.
• The problem was that the commission did not have a single Indian member; they were all British.
• When the Simon Commission arrived in India in 1928, it was greeted with the slogan "Go back Simon".
• All parties, including the Congress and the Muslim League, participated in the demonstrations.

Protests:

• The commission was met with black flags, hartals and demonstrations wherever it went.
• In Lahore, Lala Lajpat Rai led a protest march, and was badly injured in a police lathi charge (October 1928); he died a few weeks later.

Bhagat Singh and his comrades later killed J. P. Saunders, a police officer, to avenge his death.

In Lucknow, Jawaharlal Nehru and Govind Ballabh Pant were beaten by the police.

The Commission's report:

The report was published in 1930; it recommended the abolition of dyarchy and the introduction of responsible government in the provinces, but did not mention Dominion Status.

Why not the other options?

• ✗1927 was when the commission was appointed.
• ✗1929 and 1930 are not the year of its arrival.