Question

Assertion :The Government of India Act, 1919 was passed by the British Parliament to introduce Dyarchy in the provincial government. Reason: The Montague-Chelmsford Reforms Committee had recommended the introduction of Dyarchy in the provincial government.

• A. Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
• B. Both Assertion and Reason are correct, but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
• C. Assertion is correct, but Reason is incorrect
• D. Assertion is incorrect, but Reason is incorrect

Answer 1

The correct option is A Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion

The Government of India Act, 1919 divided the provincial subjects into two parts—transferred and reserved. The transferred subjects were to be administered by the governor with the aid of ministers responsible to the Legislative Council. The reserved subjects, on the other hand, were to be administered by the governor and his executive council without being responsible to the Legislative Council. This dual scheme of governance was known as ‘dyarchy’—a term derived from the Greek word di-arche which means the double rule. However, this experiment was largely unsuccessful. The Government of India Act of 1919 was thus enacted, which came into force in 1921. This Act is also known as Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms (Montagu was the Secretary of State for India and Lord Chelmsford was the Viceroy of India). SO correct option is A.