INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Indian Council Act of 1909 or the Morley-Minto Reforms introduced a system of communal representation for Muslims by accepting the concept of ‘separate electorate’.

Detailed explanation-2: -The correct answer is The Indian Councils Act, 1909. The Indian Councils Act, 1909 introduced a few reforms in the legislative councils and the act increased the involvement of Indians in the governance of British India. This act introduced a separate electorate for Muslims for the first time.

Detailed explanation-3: -The act was based on the recommendations of a report by Edwin Montagu, the then Secretary of State for India, and Lord Chelmsford, India’s Viceroy between 1916 and 1921. Hence the constitutional reforms set forth by this act are known as Montagu-Chelmsford reforms or Montford reforms.

Detailed explanation-4: -Indian Council Act, 1909 – The Minto-Morley reforms were enacted in the year 1909, which provided the system of Separate Electorates in the legislation of British India. This step was taken after the formation of the Muslim League and the Split of the Indian National Congress. So, it is the correct option.