Modern History PYQ 25 of 636 · Governor / Governor-General / Viceroy

Who is considered the Father of Dyarchy?

  1. ALord Clive
  2. BHector Munro
  3. CLord Macaulay
  4. DSir Lionel Curtis
  5. ENone of the above / More than one of the above

64th B.P.S.C. (Pre)2018

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Correct answer: (d) Sir Lionel Curtis

Explanation

Sir Lionel Curtis is regarded as the “Father of Dyarchy”. Under this system, the Government of India Act, 1919 divided provincial subjects into “Reserved” and “Transferred” categories.

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