Multiple choice

Consider the following statement with reference to the provisions of Morley-Minto Reform Act in the colonial India-

  1. The Morley-Minto Reform Act raised the number of additional member of the Central Legislature.
  2. It introduced the principal of communal representation in the Legislature.
  3. It empowered the Legislatures to discuss the budget and to move resolutions on it Which of these statements are correct?

  1. 1 and 2

  2. 2 and 3

  3. 1, 2 and 3

  4. 1 and 3

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C Correct answer
Explanation

All three statements about the Morley-Minto Reform Act (1909) are correct. Statement 1 is accurate - it increased the number of additional members in the Central Legislature. Statement 2 is correct - it introduced communal representation through separate electorates for Muslims. Statement 3 is also correct - it granted limited powers to legislators to discuss the budget and move resolutions, though executive authority remained with the British.