CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1909 - Constitutional Developments - Morley-Minto Reforms
The Morley–Minto Reforms did NOT introduce:
A. Dyarchy in provinces
B. Separate electorates
C. Larger councils
D. Budget discussion
Correct Answer: A
Provincial dyarchy was introduced by the Government of India Act 1919.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1909 - Constitutional Developments - Morley-Minto Reforms
The first Indian Law Member associated with the 1909 reforms came from the legal profession and was:
A. S.P. Sinha
B. Aga Khan III
C. Nawab Salimullah
D. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Correct Answer: A
Satyendra Prasanna Sinha was a distinguished lawyer before joining the Viceroy's Executive Council.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1909 - Constitutional Developments - Morley-Minto Reforms
Which feature was an executive rather than legislative reform?
A. Enlargement of Bombay and Madras Executive Councils
B. Separate Muslim electorates
C. Budget resolutions
D. Provincial non-official majority
Correct Answer: A
The Act dealt separately with the composition of executive councils in presidency governments.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1909 - Constitutional Developments - Morley-Minto Reforms
The executive councils of Madras and Bombay remained responsible to the:
A. Governor and colonial authority
B. Provincial elected majority
C. Municipal voters
D. Muslim League
Correct Answer: A
Their members were appointed advisers and administrators rather than elected ministers responsible to legislatures.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1909 - Constitutional Developments - Morley-Minto Reforms
The reforms expanded executive councils mainly to:
A. Broaden administrative participation and distribute work
B. Create an elected prime minister
C. End British authority
D. Establish provincial sovereignty
Correct Answer: A
Additional executive members were expected to share increasing administrative responsibilities.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1909 - Constitutional Developments - Morley-Minto Reforms
Which British official strongly supported appointing an Indian to the Viceroy's Executive Council?
A. John Morley
B. Lord Curzon
C. Winston Churchill
D. Lord Wavell
Correct Answer: A
Morley pressed for a visible Indian appointment at the highest executive level.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1909 - Constitutional Developments - Morley-Minto Reforms
The appointment of an Indian to the Viceroy's Executive Council did NOT create:
A. Responsible cabinet government
B. A symbolic opening
C. Indian executive experience
D. A legal portfolio for an Indian
Correct Answer: A
One Indian appointment did not make the executive responsible to elected legislators.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1909 - Constitutional Developments - Morley-Minto Reforms
The Council of the Secretary of State for India was located in:
A. London
B. Dacca
C. Simla
D. Calcutta only
Correct Answer: A
The India Council advised the Secretary of State in Britain.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1909 - Constitutional Developments - Morley-Minto Reforms
Two Indians associated with appointments to the Secretary of State's Council were:
A. K.G. Gupta and Syed Hussain Bilgrami
B. Jinnah and Iqbal
C. Tilak and Lajpat Rai
D. Gandhi and Nehru
Correct Answer: A
Krishna Govinda Gupta and Syed Hussain Bilgrami were among the Indians appointed to advise the Secretary of State.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1909 - Constitutional Developments - Morley-Minto Reforms
Which statement is accurate about Indian executive participation after the reforms?
A. It increased symbolically but remained very limited
B. Indians controlled the executive
C. All departments passed to elected ministers
D. The Viceroy became responsible to the council
Correct Answer: A
A few appointments represented progress, but the colonial executive remained overwhelmingly British and unaccountable to legislatures.
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1909 - Constitutional Developments - Morley-Minto Reforms
Satyendra Prasanna Sinha was later known as:
A. Lord Sinha
B. Lord Minto
C. Lord Morley
D. Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
Correct Answer: A
He was later elevated to the peerage as Lord Sinha of Raipur.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1909 - Constitutional Developments - Morley-Minto Reforms
S.P. Sinha held which portfolio in the Viceroy's Executive Council?
A. Law
B. Defence
C. Foreign Affairs
D. Railways only
Correct Answer: A
Sinha was appointed as the Law Member of the Viceroy's Executive Council.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1909 - Constitutional Developments - Morley-Minto Reforms
Satyendra Prasanna Sinha became the first Indian member of the:
A. Viceroy's Executive Council
B. British Cabinet
C. House of Lords in 1909 itself
D. Muslim League Working Committee
Correct Answer: A
His appointment marked the first inclusion of an Indian in the Viceroy's highest executive body.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1909 - Constitutional Developments - Morley-Minto Reforms
The most famous Indian appointment associated with the reforms was that of:
A. Satyendra Prasanna Sinha
B. Dadabhai Naoroji
C. Muhammad Ali Jinnah
D. Allama Iqbal
Correct Answer: A
S.P. Sinha became the first Indian member of the Viceroy's Executive Council.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1909 - Constitutional Developments - Morley-Minto Reforms
The reforms empowered the creation of executive councils for:
A. Lieutenant-governed provinces under prescribed approval
B. Every princely state automatically
C. The British House of Commons
D. Municipalities only
Correct Answer: A
The Act contained enabling authority for executive councils in provinces administered by Lieutenant-Governors.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1909 - Constitutional Developments - Morley-Minto Reforms
The Act authorized enlargement of the Executive Councils of Bombay and Madras from two ordinary members to a maximum of:
A. Three
B. Four
C. Six
D. Ten
Correct Answer: B
The reform legislation permitted the ordinary membership of these executive councils to rise from two to four.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1909 - Constitutional Developments - Morley-Minto Reforms
Which formula best describes the new council powers?
A. More discussion, little executive control
B. Full cabinet government
C. No change at all
D. Complete provincial sovereignty
Correct Answer: A
The reforms enlarged deliberation while withholding responsible government and decisive financial authority.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1909 - Constitutional Developments - Morley-Minto Reforms
The reformed councils helped train Indian politicians in:
A. Legislative debate and constitutional opposition
B. Military command only
C. Diplomatic treaty-making
D. Royal administration
Correct Answer: A
Council procedures gave leaders experience in questions, budgets, resolutions and organized legislative criticism.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1909 - Constitutional Developments - Morley-Minto Reforms
The right to move resolutions on matters of public interest was:
A. An expansion of deliberative powers
B. A grant of full independence
C. Abolition of government control
D. A judicial appointment power
Correct Answer: A
It broadened political debate but resolutions did not bind the executive.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1909 - Constitutional Developments - Morley-Minto Reforms
Which subject could be discussed under prescribed rules?
A. Annual budget
B. Relations with a foreign state without permission
C. A case currently before a court
D. British royal succession
Correct Answer: A
The financial statement was expressly opened to structured discussion.