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What for are the Morley-Minto Reforms of 1909 known?

  1. Separate Electorates

  2. Provincial Dyarchy

  3. Provincial Autonomy

  4. Federalism
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Explanation

The Morley-Minto Reforms (Indian Councils Act of 1909) are primarily known for introducing the system of Separate Electorates for Muslims. This allowed Muslims to vote only for Muslim candidates, effectively institutionalizing communal politics. This was done at the insistence of the Muslim League and is seen as the first official acceptance of the two-nation theory principle. The reforms did not create dyarchy (that came in 1919) or provincial autonomy (that came in 1935).

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