WBCS.LIVE practice question

The provision for separate electorate for Hindus and Muslims was made in

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. Government of India Act, 1935
  2. Montague Chelmsford reforms
  3. Minto-Morley reforms
  4. Mountbatten Plan

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: Minto-Morley reforms

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: C) Minto-Morley reforms šŸ“š Explanation: The Indian Councils Act of 1909, popularly known as the Minto-Morley Reforms, introduced the system of communal electorates for Muslims. This was a "divide and rule" tactic by the British that institutionalized communalism in Indian politics and eventually contributed to the partition.