History · Sources of Modern Indian History
UGC NET July 2016 History
Under which constitutional reform was Diarchy introduced at the provincial level?
AMorley-Minto Reforms (1909)
BMontagu-Chelmsford Reforms (1919) ✓ Correct
CSimon Commission Report (1927)
DGovernment of India Act (1935)
Correct answer: (B) Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms (1919) — Diarchy was introduced under the Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms, so the answer is the Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms of 1919.
Explanation
★Diarchy was introduced under the Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms, so the answer is the Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms of 1919.
★These reforms followed Montagu's statement of August 1917.
★The government announced them in July 1918.
★On their basis the Government of India Act of 1919 was enacted.
★The Act introduced diarchy in the executive at the provincial level.
★Diarchy meant the rule of two, executive councillors and popular ministers.
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