Multiple choice

Which of the following was the objective of the Minto-Morley reforms?

  1. Extension of Provincial Assemblies

  2. To give more power to local government

  3. To abolish the post of secretary of state for India

  4. To establish diarchy in provinces

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Explanation

The Minto-Morley Reforms (1909) primarily aimed at extending the size and functions of Provincial Assemblies and introducing separate electorates. It did NOT establish diarchy (that came with Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms 1919), nor did it abolish the Secretary of State or significantly empower local governments.

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