Question

Q. With reference to the Government of India Act 1919, consider the following statements

Which of the following statement/s is/are incorrect?

• A. 1 only
• B. 2 only
• C. Both 1 and 2
• D. Neither 1 nor 2

Answer 1

The correct option is C Both 1 and 2

Explanation:

Statement 1 is incorrect: Provincial Government—Introduction of Dyarchy. The Act introduced dyarchy for the executive at the level of the provincial government.

• Subjects were divided into two lists: ‘reserved’ which included subjects such as law and order, finance, land revenue, irrigation, etc., and ‘transferred’ subjects such as education, health, local government, industry, agriculture, excise, etc.

Statement 2 is incorrect: Executive (i) The governor-general was to be the chief executive authority.
(ii) There were to be two lists for administration— central and provincial.
(iii) In the viceroy’s executive council of eight, three were to be Indians.