Administrative Changes after 1857: UPSC Previous Year Questions (Modern History)
1 previous year UPSC Prelims question on Administrative Changes after 1857 (Modern History). Choose an option to see the answer and explanation.
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UPSC 2015Modern History · Administrative Changes after 1857
Q1. The Government of India Act of 1919 clearly defined:
Explanation
The Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms which became the Government of India Act in 1919, defined the jurisdiction of the central and provincial governments. It introduced dyarchy in eight provinces, where executive powers were shared between the Governor and elected ministers. Subjects were divided into ‘reserved’ (e.g., law, finance) managed by the Governor and his council, and ‘transferred’ (e.g., education, health) handled by ministers from the legislative council, increasing provincial authority.
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(b) The jurisdiction of the central and provincial governments.
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This page covers 1 previous year UPSC Prelims GS Paper-I questions on Administrative Changes after 1857 (Modern History), asked from 1998 to 2021. Each has the correct answer and an explanation.
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Questions on Administrative Changes after 1857 (Modern History) are available for 17 years, from 1998 to 2021. Use the Year filter to practise a single paper.
