Multiple choice

Which of the following Act formally introduced the principle of elections for the first time?

  1. The Indian councils act 1909

  2. government of India act 1919

  3. the 1935 Act

  4. India independence act 1947

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Explanation

The Indian Councils Act of 1909 (Morley-Minto reforms) formally introduced the principle of elections for the first time in British India. It provided for indirect elections to the Imperial and Provincial Legislative Councils through a system of communal electorates. The 1919 Act expanded this further, but 1909 was the foundational introduction of electoral representation.