Which one of the following statements about the Government of India Act, 1919 is not correct ?
It extended the practice of communal representation.
It made the Central Executive responsible to the Legislature.
It is also known as the Montague-Chelmsford Reforms.
It paved the way for federalism by clearly separating the responsibilities of the Centre and the Provinces.
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UPSC CDS-2 – 2019
The Government of India Act, 1919 (Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms) introduced significant changes but did not make the Central Executive responsible to the Indian Legislature. At the centre, the Governor-General remained the head of the executive, and his Executive Council was responsible to the British Parliament, not the Indian Legislature. Responsibility to the legislature was partially introduced at the provincial level for ‘transferred’ subjects under the system of dyarchy.