Separate electorates for representation of Indian Christians and Anglo

Separate electorates for representation of Indian Christians and Anglo-Indians were created under the

[amp_mcq option1=”Indian Councils Act, 1861″ option2=”Government of India Act, 1909″ option3=”Government of India Act, 1919″ option4=”Government of India Act, 1935″ correct=”option3″]

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The correct answer is (C) Government of India Act, 1919.

– The Government of India Act, 1909 (Morley-Minto Reforms) introduced separate electorates for Muslims.
– The Government of India Act, 1919 (Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms) extended the principle of separate electorates to Sikhs, Indian Christians, Anglo-Indians, and Europeans.
– The Government of India Act, 1935 further extended this principle, reserving seats for depressed classes (Scheduled Castes), women, and labour, in addition to retaining separate electorates for earlier groups, although the separate electorate for depressed classes was averted by the Poona Pact.

– Separate electorates meant that members of a particular community would elect their representatives through separate polls where only voters from that community could vote. This system was a controversial aspect of British colonial policy, often criticized for promoting communal divisions.
– The Indian Councils Act, 1861 was primarily concerned with restructuring the legislative councils in India.

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