Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

  1. The Government of India Act, 1919 further divided the central subjects into two parts – transferred and reserved.
  2. The transferred subjects were to be administered by the governor and his executive council; the reserved subjects were to be administered by the governor with the aid of ministers responsible to the legislative council.

  1. Only 1

  2. Only 2

  3. Both of these

  4. Neither of these
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Statement 1 is wrong: The Government of India Act, 1919 introduced the ‘concept of dyarchy’ by relaxing the control of centre over the provinces.  Statement 2 is also wrong: The transferred subjects were to be administered by the governor with the aid of ministers responsible to the legislative council; the reserved subjects were to be administered by the governor and his executive council without being responsible to the legislative council.

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