Who was secretary of State for India, when Government of India Act 1919 was passed?

Montagu

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Chelmsford

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Minto

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Morley

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The correct option is C Montagu

It was passed to expand participation of Indians in the government of India. The Act embodied the reforms recommended in the report of the Secretary of State for India, Edwin Montagu, and the Viceroy, Lord Chelmsford. The Act covered ten years, from 1919 to 1929.

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