Consider the following statements: (2021)1. The Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms of 1919 recommended granting voting rights to all the women above the age of21.2. The Government of India Act of 1935 gave women reserved seats in the legislature.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
✓ Correct answer: b) 2 only
ExplanationStatement (1) is incorrect: The Montagu- Chelmsford Reforms of 1919 introduced a diarchy system in provincial governments, where key areas like finance and law & order remained under British control, while other departments were transferred to Indian ministers.It also paved the way for the creation of a bicameral legislature at the centre.It recommended the voting rights to women in limited numbers to be extended on the basis of property, tax or education.Statement (2) is correct: Government of India Act, 1935 divided the powers between the Centre and provinces.It abolished dyarchy in the provinces and introduced ‘provincial autonomy’ in its place, while adopting the dyarchy at the Centre.It further extended the principle of communal representation to the depressed classes (Scheduled Castes), women and labour (workers).
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