Political Science · Political Institutions in India
In which Act were the provincial subjects divided into transferred and reserved subjects?
AThe Indian Councils Act, 1892
BThe Indian Councils Act, 1909
CThe Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms Act, 1919 ✓ Correct
DThe Government of India Act, 1935
Correct answer: (C) The Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms Act, 1919 — The 1919 Act divided provincial subjects this way, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★The 1919 Act divided provincial subjects this way, so that is the answer.
★It introduced dyarchy in the provinces.
★Transferred subjects were run by ministers responsible to the legislature.
★Reserved subjects stayed under the Governor and his council.
★This division is the essence of provincial dyarchy.
★The other Acts did not make this transferred-reserved split.
★Thus the answer is the Act of 1919.
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