1. Govt. of India Act, 1935
  2. Govt. of India Act, 1907
  3. Govt. of India Act, 1929
  4. Govt. of India Act, 1919
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Option 4 : Govt. of India Act, 1919

The correct answer is Govt. of India Act, 1919.

Govt. of India Act 1919:

  • ​Viceroy: Chelmsford.
  • Secretary of State for India: Edwin Montagu.
  • It clearly outlined the jurisdiction of the central & provincial governments.
  • Dyarchy in the provinces was introduced.
  • ​The subjects of the provincial administration were divided into two parts:
    • ​Reserved Subjects & Transferred subjects.
  • The direct election system was adopted in provinces.
  • Women were also granted voting rights in a partial manner.
  • The bicameral system was introduced in the Central Legislature.
  • The appointment of the Indian High Commissioner was carried out.
  • Separate representation to Sikhs, Christians & Anglo-Indian was granted.

  • The Indian Statutory Commission was a group of seven British Members of Parliament of United Kingdom that had been dispatched to India in 1928 to study constitutional reform in Britain's most important colonial dependency. It was commonly referred to as the Simon Commission after its chairman, Sir John Simon.
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