Which one of the following Acts reserved seats for women in Legislatures in accordance with the allocation of seats for different communities?
- A.The Government of India Act, 1858
- B.The Indian Councils Act, 1909
- C.The Government of India Act, 1919
- D.The Government of India Act, 1935
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Explanation
The correct answer is D, The Government of India Act, 1935. Following the Communal Award of 1932, this Act reserved seats for women in the legislatures and divided them among the communities.
The Government of India Act, 1935 extended separate electorates to many groups and provided reserved seats for women in both the provincial assemblies and the federal legislature, with women's seats themselves allocated community-wise, for example to general, Muslim and Sikh women. It also widened the franchise to about 10 per cent of the population, giving many more women the vote. The Act introduced provincial autonomy and proposed an all-India federation, and much of the present Constitution's structure draws on it.
A, the 1858 Act, only transferred power from the Company to the Crown. B, the 1909 Morley-Minto Act, introduced separate electorates for Muslims but made no seats for women. C, the 1919 Montagu-Chelmsford Act, brought dyarchy and left women's voting to the provinces without reserving seats for them.
Exam tip: 1909 = separate electorates for Muslims; 1919 = dyarchy in provinces; 1935 = provincial autonomy and reserved seats for women.
Practice Questions
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- C.Mahatma Gandhi at the start of Dandi March
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