2016 GS Paper I, all questions
UPSC Prelims 2016 · GS Paper I
Question 64: History and Culture
The Montague-Chelmsford Proposals were related to
asocial reforms
beducational reforms
creforms in police administration
dconstitutional reforms
AnswerUPSC’s answer is (d).
The Montagu-Chelmsford proposals of 1918, named for Secretary of State Edwin Montagu and Viceroy Lord Chelmsford, were about constitutional reform. They led to the Government of India Act, 1919, which introduced dyarchy in the provinces and a bicameral central legislature. They were not about social, educational or police reform.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) They were not about social reforms.
- (b) They were not about educational reforms.
- (c) They were not about police administration.
- (d) Right: they proposed constitutional reforms.
Answer: UPSC’s key. Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2016, General Studies Paper I, Series A. The paper on upsc.gov.in.