Question

The following Act introduced dyarchy in India _______.

• A. Indian Counsils Act,$1892$
• B. The Government of India Act,$1919$
• C. The Government of India Act,$1935$
• D. The Indian Independence Act, $1947$

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

The Government of India Act,$1919$

Dyarchy can be defined as the system of double government introduced by the Government of India Act (1919) for the provinces of British India. It marked the first introduction of the democratic principle into the executive branch of the British administration of India.