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Powers of the Secretary of State for India and the Viceroy
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Jurisdiction of the central and provincial governments
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Separation of power between the judiciary and the legislature
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Jurisdiction of the Viceroy and the Governors of the provinces
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Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is the jurisdiction of the central and provincial governments. The British Government declared for the first time on August 20, 1917, that its objective was the gradual introduction of responsible Government in India. The Government of India Act of 1919 was enacted, which came into force in 1921.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Government of India Act, 1919 divided the provincial subjects into two parts-transferred and reserved. The transferred subjects were to be administered by the governor with the aid of ministers responsible to the Legislative Council.
Detailed explanation-3: -dyarchy, also spelled diarchy, system of double government introduced by the Government of India Act (1919) for the provinces of British India. It marked the first introduction of the democratic principle into the executive branch of the British administration of India.