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The 'Butler Committee' report submitted in 1929 dealt with which of the following crucial matters?

A. Reforms in British Indian legislative councils
B. Relationship between the Paramount Power and Indian Princely States✓ Correct Answer
C. Constitutional provisions for minority representation
D. Restructuring of the Indian Army and defense expenditure

💡 Solution & Explanation

The Butler Committee report of 1929 investigated and clarified the ambiguous nature of the relationship existing between the British Crown as the paramount power and the Indian princely states. Other choices involving legislative council reforms or minority representations were addressed through separate legislative measures like the Morley-Minto or Montagu-Chelmsford reforms. The committee specifically asserted that the paramountcy of the British Crown must remain supreme.

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