Consider the following statements :
- 1.The Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms of 1919 recommended granting voting rights to all the women above the age of 21.
- 2.The Government of India Act of 1935 gave women reserved seats in legislature.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Answer: B. Statement 1 is wrong: the 1919 reforms did not grant votes to all women above 21; they left women's franchise to provincial legislatures, which gave limited, property-based voting. Statement 2 is correct: the Government of India Act, 1935 reserved seats for women in legislatures. So only 2.
Watch for: Universal adult franchise came only with the Constitution in 1950.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Wrong because the 1919 reforms did not give all women the vote.
- C. Wrong because statement 1 is false.
- D. Wrong because statement 2 is correct.
Source to check: Government of India Act, 1935; Laxmikanth, Indian Polity, Chapter 1 Historical Background
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