🏛️ History & Art-CultureUPSC 1999British Policies in India

The most short-lived of all of the Britain’s constitutional experiments in India was the:

aIndian Council Act of 1861
bIndian Council Act of 1892
cIndian Council Act of 1909
dGovernment of India Act of 1919
✓ Correct answer: c) Indian Council Act of 1909
ExplanationThe Indian Councils Act of 1909, also known as the Minto-Morley Reforms, was the shortest-lived of all of Britain’s constitutional experiments in India.It lasted only 10 years, until the 1919 Montague Chelmsford Reforms that lasted for the next 16 years.The Indian Councils Act of 1861 lasted for 31 years and it was replaced by the Indian Councils Act of 1892 which lasted for next 17 years.65

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