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Indian Governance and Polity(UPPCS) Evolution and Features of Constitution

Which of the following statement(s) regarding Government of India Act of 1919 is/are correct?

1. It separated the central and provincial subjects but the structure of the government continued to remain centralized and unitary.

2. The transferred subjects were to be administered by the Governor and his executive council and they were not responsible to the legislative council.

3. The Indian legislative council was replaced by a bicameral legislature consisting of a Council of State and Legislative Assembly.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

1, 2 and 3

2 only

1 and 3 only

3 only

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Explanation:

Features of Government of India Act of 1919 :

It relaxed the central control over the provinces by demarcating and separating the central and provincial subjects. The central and provincial legislatures were authorised to make laws on their respective list of subjects. However, the structure of government continued to be centralised and unitary.
It further divided the provincial subjects into two parts– transferred and reserved. The transferred subjects were to be administered by the Governor with the aid of Ministers responsible to the legislative council. The reserved subjects, on the other hand, were to be administered by the Governor and his executive council without being responsible to the legislative council. This dual scheme of governance was known as ‘dyarchy’–a term derived from the Greek word ‘diarche’ which means double rule. However, this experiment was largely unsuccessful.
It introduced, for the fi rst time, bicameralism and direct elections in the country. Thus, the Indian legislative council was replaced by a bicameral legislature consisting of an Upper House (Council of State) and a Lower House (Legislative Assembly). The majority of members of both the Houses were chosen by direct election.