INDIAN HISTORY

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following Government of India Act introduced the diarchy system in the provinces of India?
A
Government of India Act, 1909
B
Government of India Act, 1919
C
Government of India Act, 1935
D
None of these
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Government of India Act, 1919 introduced dyarchy, a system of dual government, in India.

Detailed explanation-2: -The preamble of the GoI Act, 1919 suggested a decentralized unitary form of government. Diarchy means a dual set of governments one is accountable another is not accountable. The act made a provision for the classification of the central and provincial subjects. The provincial subjects were divided into two groups viz.

Detailed explanation-3: -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.

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