GS PrelimsHistory (Modern India)Montagu Chelmsford reforms2016

The Montague-Chelmsford Proposals were related to

A

social reforms

B

educational reforms

C

reforms in police administration

D

constitutional reforms

Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation

1. The Montague-Chelmsford Proposals, also known as the Montford Reforms, were outlined in the Montagu–Chelmsford Report published in 1918. 2. These proposals formed the basis for the Government of India Act 1919. 3. The Act introduced significant changes to the structure of governance in British India, most notably the system of dyarchy in the provinces, which divided administrative subjects between elected Indian ministers and British-appointed councillors. 4. It also expanded the central and provincial legislative councils and introduced direct elections (though with a limited franchise). 5. These changes were fundamentally related to the governance structure and political rights within the colonial framework, hence they fall under the category of constitutional reforms. 6. While the reforms might have had indirect impacts on social or educational aspects, their primary focus and nature were constitutional.

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