{"id":91959,"date":"2025-06-01T11:10:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:10:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=91959"},"modified":"2025-06-01T11:10:10","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:10:10","slug":"in-the-government-of-india-act-1919-the-functions-of-provincial-gover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/in-the-government-of-india-act-1919-the-functions-of-provincial-gover\/","title":{"rendered":"In the Government of India Act 1919, the functions of Provincial Gover"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the Government of India Act 1919, the functions of Provincial Government were divided into &#8220;Reserved&#8221; and &#8220;Transferred&#8221; subjects. Which of the following were treated as &#8220;Reserved&#8221; subjects ?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. Administration of Justice<\/li>\n<li>2. Local Self-Government<\/li>\n<li>3. Land Revenue<\/li>\n<li>4. 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Local Self-Government was a &#8220;Transferred&#8221; subject.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\n&#8211; The Government of India Act 1919 (Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms) introduced &#8216;Dyarchy&#8217; in the provinces, dividing provincial subjects into two lists: Reserved and Transferred.<br \/>\n&#8211; Reserved subjects were administered by the Governor with his Executive Council, and they were not responsible to the provincial legislature. These included important areas like Finance, Land Revenue, Law and Order (Justice, Police, Prisons), Irrigation, etc.<br \/>\n&#8211; Transferred subjects were administered by the Governor with the help of ministers who were responsible to the provincial legislature. These included less crucial areas like Local Self-Government, Education, Public Health, Agriculture, etc.<br \/>\n&#8211; Based on this classification:<br \/>\n    1. Administration of Justice: Reserved<br \/>\n    2. Local Self-Government: Transferred<br \/>\n    3. Land Revenue: Reserved<br \/>\n    4. Police: Reserved<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nDyarchy was a constitutional experiment aimed at introducing a limited form of self-government in the provinces. However, it proved to be complex and ultimately unsuccessful due to division of authority and lack of resources for transferred subjects. It was abolished by the Government of India Act 1935.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the Government of India Act 1919, the functions of Provincial Government were divided into &#8220;Reserved&#8221; and &#8220;Transferred&#8221; subjects. Which of the following were treated as &#8220;Reserved&#8221; subjects ? 1. Administration of Justice 2. Local Self-Government 3. Land Revenue 4. 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