Question

Which is not true for the Government of India Act 1919?

A. The Act had a separate preamble.

B. This Act has made the Central Legislature liable.

C. The Act has provided the Public Service Commission in India.

D. The Act covered 20 years from 1919 to 1939.

1. B
2. C
3. D
4. A

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : D

The Act covered 20 years from 1919 to 1939 is NOT correct.

• The Government of India Act 1919 is popularly called Montague- Chelmsford reforms.
• The Act came into force in 1921.
• The Act had a separate preamble.
• This Act has made the Central Legislature liable.
• The Act has provided for the establishment of the Public Service Commission in India in 1926.
• The Act introduced dyarchy in provinces.
• The Act provided the right to vote for women in India.
• The Act divided the provincial subjects into transferred and reserved.