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Indian Polity (CDS) Evolution and Features of Constitution

Under the system of ‘diarchy’, the provincial subjects were divided into two parts — transferred and reserved. Consider the following with reference to it.

1) The reserved subjects were to be administered by the governor with the aid of ministers responsible to the legislative Council.

2) The transferred subjects were to be administered by the governor and his executive council without being responsible to the legislative Council.

Which of the above is/are correct?

1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

None

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Explanation:

The system was the reverse, the Governor was not responsible to the council for the reserved subject, and governed the transferred subjects with the help of the council of Ministers being responsible to the legislature.
This dual scheme of governance ‘diarchy’—a term derived from the Greek word di-arche which means double rule – was introduced by the GoI Act 1919. The 'transferred list' included agriculture, supervision of local government, health, and education.
The Provincial Councils were enlarged. At the same time, all other areas of government (the 'reserved list') remained under the control of the Viceroy. The 'reserved list' included defence (the military), foreign affairs, and communications. However, this experiment was largely unsuccessful.