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Prelims 2016 · Modern History and the Freedom Struggle · Question 89

The Montague-Chelmsford Proposals were related to

  1. social reforms
  2. educational reforms
  3. reforms in police administration
  4. constitutional reforms

Answer

constitutional reforms

  • (a) Social reforms — Incorrect. The Montagu-Chelmsford Proposals were not about social legislation; they dealt with governance changes in British India.
  • (b) Educational reforms — Incorrect. They were not a scheme specifically for education policy or university reform.
  • (c) Reforms in police administration — Incorrect. Police reform was not the central subject of these proposals.
  • (d) Constitutional reforms — Correct. The Montagu-Chelmsford Proposals led to the Government of India Act, 1919 and introduced dyarchy in provinces, so they were about constitutional/administrative reforms.
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