2019 · Q61
Which one of the following statements about the Government of India Act, 1919 is not correct?
General KnowledgeHistory of India
- AIt extended the practice of communal representation.
- BIt made the Central Executive responsible to the Legislature.
- CIt is also known as the Montague-Chelmsford Reforms.
- Dit paved the way for federalism by clearly separating the responsibilities of the Centre and the Provinces.
Explanation
The Government of India Act, 1919 (Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms) introduced dyarchy in the provinces, extended communal electorates, and divided subjects into central and provincial lists. But it did not make the Central Executive responsible to the legislature — responsible government was introduced only partially, at the provincial level; the Governor-General-in-Council remained unaccountable to the central legislature. Hence that statement is not correct.