Consider the following statements about the Morley Minto Reforms of 1909 Government of India Act of ...........

Modern Indian History 1905-1920

Consider the following statements about the Morley-Minto Reforms of 1909 (Government of India Act of 1909):

1. Separate electorates for the Muslims, representation in excess of the strength of their population

2. Powers of legislatures both at the center and in provinces were enlarged

3. One Indian was to be appointed to the viceroy’s executive council.

4. The legislatures could now pass resolutions, ask questions & supplementary, vote the budget as a whole.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

1,2&3 only

2,3&4 only

1,2&4 only

All the above

The important provisions of this Act were –

The number of elected members in the Imperial Legislative Council and the Provincial Legislative Councils was increased.
The elected members were to be indirectly elected.
The local bodies were to elect an electoral college, which in turn would elect members of provincial legislatures, who in turn would elect members of the central legislature.
Separate electorates for the Muslims, representation in excess of the strength of their population.
Powers of legislatures both at the center and in provinces were enlarged.
The legislatures could now pass resolutions (which may not be accepted), ask questions & supplementary, vote separate items in the budget but the budget as a whole could not be voted upon.
One Indian was to be appointed to the viceroy’s executive council (Satyendra Sinha was the first to be appointed in 1909).