Q51.
In the Government of India Act 1919, the functions of Provincial Government were divided into "Reserved and Transferred" subjects. Which of the following were treated as "Reserved" subjects? 1. Administration of Justice 2. Local Self-Government 3. Land Revenue 4. Police Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Answer
C
Explanation
Under the Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms (Government of India Act, 1919), dyarchy was introduced at the provincial level. Reserved subjects (under Governor's direct control) included: land revenue administration, famine relief, irrigation, administration of justice, law and order, newspapers, borrowing, forests. Transferred subjects (controlled by ministers responsible to legislatures) included: education, public health, public works, agriculture, local self-government, medical services. Local Self-Government was a TRANSFERRED subject, not reserved.