Modern History PYQ 511 of 636 · Constitutional Development of India

The Montagu-Chelmsford Report formed the basis of the–

  1. AIndian Councils Act, 1909
  2. BGovernment of India Act, 1919
  3. CGovernment of India Act, 1935
  4. DIndian Independence Act, 1947

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Correct answer: (b) Government of India Act, 1919

Explanation

The report of Edwin Montagu (then Secretary of State for India) and Viceroy Lord Chelmsford became the basis of the Government of India Act, 1919. Under this Act, dyarchy was introduced in the provinces for the first time.

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