INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

MODERN INDIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Indirect election was introduced in India by the Act of
A
1853
B
1858
C
1892
D
1833
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The answer is the Indian Council act, 1892. The Indian Councils Act 1892 brought the provision of bringing additional members into the Legislative Council through the indirect election.

Detailed explanation-2: -This scheme would be overturned by passage of the Indian Councils Act 1909 – also called the Morley-Minto reforms – which introduced indirect elections to Indian councils along with special electoral preferences for muslim minorities and various commercial and functional interests.

Detailed explanation-3: -Explanation: The government of India act, 1919 introduced, for the first time, bicameralism and direct elections in the country.

Detailed explanation-4: -General elections were held in British India in 1920 to elect members to the Imperial Legislative Council and the Provincial Councils. They were the first elections in the country’s modern history.

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