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Consider the following statements about the Morley-Minto reforms of 1909: 1. They were named after the British Parliamentarians, Minto and Morley. 2. They provided for limited self-government by increasing the number of elected Indians in the Legislative Councils 3. They contained provisions that ensured that British officials retained their majority in the Imperial Legislative Council Which of the statements given above is / are correct?

Consider the following statements about the Morley-Minto reforms of 1909: 1. They were named after the British Parliamentarians, Minto and Morley. 2. They provided for limited self-government by increasing the number of elected Indians in the Legislative Councils 3. They contained provisions that ensured that British officials retained their majority in the Imperial Legislative Council Which of the statements given above is / are correct? Correct Answer 2 and 3 only

The correct answer is 2 and 3 only.

Key Points

  • Morley-Minto reforms - 
    • The Indian Councils Act 1909 was an act of the British Parliament that introduced a few reforms in the legislative councils and increased the involvement of Indians (limited) in the governance of British India.
    • It was more commonly called the Morley-Minto Reforms after the Secretary of State for India John Morley and the Viceroy of India, Minto.
    • It retained an official majority in the Central Legislative Council but allowed the provincial legislative councils to have a non-official majority.
    • Shimla Deputation: A group of elite Muslims led by Aga Khan met Lord Minto in 1906 and placed their demand for a separate electorate for the Muslims.
    • It introduced a system of communal representation for Muslims by accepting the concept of a ‘separate electorate’. Under this, the Muslim members were to be elected only by Muslim voters.
    • The Act ‘ legalized communalism’ and Lord Minto came to be known as the Father of Communal Electorate.
    • The Act did nothing to grant colonial self-government, which was Congress’s demand. Hence, statement 2 and 3 are correct.

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