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
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Answer: C. Under dyarchy in the Government of India Act, 1919, reserved subjects were kept with the Governor and his executive council. These included administration of justice, police, land revenue, irrigation and finance. Local self-government was a transferred subject given to Indian ministers. So 1, 3 and 4.
Watch for: Local self-government sounds administratively important, but it was given to Indian ministers.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Wrong because local self-government was transferred.
- B. Wrong because local self-government was transferred, and justice is missing.
- D. Wrong because local self-government was transferred, and land revenue is missing.
Source to check: Spectrum, A Brief History of Modern India, chapter on the Government of India Act, 1919; Bipan Chandra, India's Struggle for Independence
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