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Prelims 2021 · Modern History and the Freedom Struggle · Question 42

Consider the following statements:

  1. The Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms of 1919 recommended granting voting rights to all the women above the age of 21.
  2. The Government of India Act of 1935 gave women reserved seats in legislature.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2

Answer

2 only

1. Incorrect. The Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms/Government of India Act, 1919 did not grant universal female franchise above 21 years. Franchise remained limited and property/education-based, and women’s voting rights were left to provincial legislatures.

2. Correct. The Government of India Act, 1935 provided reserved seats for women in provincial legislatures as part of communal/special representation.

Therefore, only statement 2 is correct.

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