Main demand of Simla Deputation?

The Simla Deputation of 1906 was a pivotal event where a delegation of Muslim leaders met with Viceroy Lord Minto. Their primary objective was to secure political safeguards for the Muslim community in British India, fearing their voice would be marginalized by the Hindu majority in a unified electorate.

• The correct answer is D: Separate Electorate. The main and most significant demand was for Muslims to have their own separate constituencies and elect their own representatives, ensuring their political interests were protected.
• A: Funds for establishing university was not the central demand, although educational advancement was a general concern.
• B: Equal rights and justice for Muslims was an underlying goal, but the specific mechanism proposed to achieve it politically was the separate electorate.
• C: Employment opportunities was also a general concern for the community but not the defining demand of this specific political deputation.