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Indian Economy - Understanding the basics of Indian economic system

Consider the following pairs regarding Historical perspective of urban local bodies:

1. Lord Mayo’s Resolution of 1870: ‘Magna Carta’ of local self-government.

2. Lord Ripon’s Resolution of 1882: Financial decentralisation

3. Government of India Act of 1919: Local self-government became a transferred subject

4. Government of India Act of 1935: Local self-government was declared a provincial subject

Which of the above pairs are correctly matched?

1 and 2 only

2 and 4 only

1 and 3 only

3 and 4 only

Historical perspective of urban local bodies :

In 1688, the first municipal corporation in India was set up at Madras.
In 1726, the municipal corporations were set up in Bombay and Calcutta.
Lord Mayo’s Resolution of 1870 on financial decentralization visualised the development of local self-government institutions.
Lord Ripon’s Resolution of 1882 has been hailed as the ‘Magna Carta’ of local selfgovernment. He is called as the father of local-self-government in India.
Under the dyarchical scheme introduced in Provinces by the Government of India Act of 1919, local self-government became a transferred subject under the charge of a responsible Indian minister.
Under the provincial autonomy scheme introduced by the Government of India Act of 1935, local self-government was declared a provincial subject.