Q. With reference to Separate electorates, consider the following statements:
Which of the above given statements is/are correct?
A
1 only
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B
2 only
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C
Both 1 and 2
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D
Neither 1 and 2
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Solution
The correct option is D
Neither 1 and 2 Explanation:
Statement 1 is incorrect: Some scholars see Partition as a culmination of a communal politics that started developing in the opening decades of the twentieth century. They suggest that separate electorates for Muslims, created by the colonial government in 1909 (Morley-Minto Reform) and expanded in 1919, crucially shaped the nature of communal politics.
Statement 2 is incorrect: Montague Chelmsford reforms expanded from a previous set of reforms promulgated in 1909, which had offered minorities, such as Muslims, separate electoral representation.