HISTORY
MISCELLENOUS QUESTIONS
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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It wanted to gain political experience by forming government
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It wanted to expose the hallow ness of the reforms provided in the Act
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It wanted to co-operate with the government
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It wanted to curtail the influence of ‘No changers’
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Act embodied the reforms recommended in the report of the Secretary of State for India, Edwin Montagu, and the Viceroy, Chelmsford. The Act covered ten years, from 1919 to 1929. This Act began the genesis of responsible government in India. It was set to be reviewed by the Simon Commission in 10 years.
Detailed explanation-2: -Subjects were divided into two lists: “reserved” which included subjects such as law and order, finance, land revenue, irrigation, etc., and “transferred” subjects such as education, health, local government, industry, agriculture, excise, etc.
Detailed explanation-3: -Option C) Montagu Chelmsford report is a correct answer because the Government of India Act, 1919 was based on the Montagu Chelmsford Report. The reforms of Montagu Chelmsford were reforms initiated in British India by the colonial government to eventually establish self-governing institutions in India.
Detailed explanation-4: -This Act divided the central legislature into two chambers. The lower house was the Legislative Assembly with 145 members serving three-year terms and the upper house was the Council of States with 60 members serving five-year terms.