CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1909 - Constitutional Developments - Morley-Minto Reforms
The legislative councils' power over legislation remained limited because of:
A. Executive veto and official control
B. Universal adult franchise
C. Provincial independence
D. Abolition of nominated members
Correct Answer: A
The executive and official bloc remained constitutionally dominant.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1909 - Constitutional Developments - Morley-Minto Reforms
The reforms enabled Indian representatives to:
A. Publicize grievances and criticize administration
B. Direct foreign policy
C. Dismiss the Viceroy
D. Control the British army
Correct Answer: A
Debates, resolutions and questions gave Indian leaders a platform to expose administrative problems.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1909 - Constitutional Developments - Morley-Minto Reforms
The enlarged councils were primarily:
A. Deliberative rather than sovereign law-making bodies
B. Fully sovereign parliaments
C. Independent judicial tribunals
D. Military commands
Correct Answer: A
They provided a forum for debate and criticism but not control over the colonial executive.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1909 - Constitutional Developments - Morley-Minto Reforms
The presiding authority could restrict or disallow:
A. Questions and resolutions under the rules
B. The existence of British India
C. All nominated officials
D. Royal Assent in Britain
Correct Answer: A
Procedural rules and the president's authority limited how new debating powers could be used.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1909 - Constitutional Developments - Morley-Minto Reforms
Budget discussion under the reforms did not amount to full:
A. Financial control
B. Public debate
C. Questioning
D. Legislative membership
Correct Answer: A
The executive retained decisive control of revenue and expenditure despite wider discussion.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1909 - Constitutional Developments - Morley-Minto Reforms
Which was NOT a power granted by the 1909 reforms?
A. Voting a ministry out of office
B. Discussing budget proposals
C. Asking supplementary questions
D. Moving advisory resolutions
Correct Answer: A
No parliamentary no-confidence mechanism or responsible ministry was created.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1909 - Constitutional Developments - Morley-Minto Reforms
The reforms did not make the executive responsible to the:
A. Legislative councils
B. Secretary of State
C. British Crown
D. Governor-General
Correct Answer: A
There was no cabinet responsibility to elected representatives.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1909 - Constitutional Developments - Morley-Minto Reforms
The Governor-General and provincial governors retained the power of:
A. Veto
B. Adult franchise
C. Judicial election
D. Popular recall
Correct Answer: A
Executive veto ensured that council opposition could not compel government policy.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1909 - Constitutional Developments - Morley-Minto Reforms
The councils could criticize the executive but could not:
A. Remove it through a vote of no confidence
B. Ask any questions
C. Discuss the budget
D. Move any resolutions
Correct Answer: A
The executive remained appointed and responsible to British authority rather than to the councils.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1909 - Constitutional Developments - Morley-Minto Reforms
Discussion was prohibited on matters affecting relations with:
A. Foreign powers and princely states
B. Municipal boards
C. Universities
D. Chambers of commerce
Correct Answer: A
Foreign policy and relations with Indian states remained outside the councils' permitted debate.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1909 - Constitutional Developments - Morley-Minto Reforms
Members could discuss matters of:
A. General public interest
B. Foreign relations without limitation
C. Royal family succession
D. Only private business
Correct Answer: A
The Act authorized discussion of general public interest under prescribed conditions.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1909 - Constitutional Developments - Morley-Minto Reforms
Which right distinguished the 1909 councils from the more limited 1892 system?
A. Restricted supplementary questions
B. Universal adult voting
C. Cabinet dismissal
D. Provincial sovereignty
Correct Answer: A
Under the 1892 arrangements, members could ask notified questions but not supplementary questions.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1909 - Constitutional Developments - Morley-Minto Reforms
The reforms allowed council members to ask:
A. Supplementary questions under restrictions
B. No questions of any kind
C. Questions only in the British Parliament
D. Questions only about foreign policy
Correct Answer: A
The question procedure was widened to permit supplementary questions subject to presiding authority and rules.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1909 - Constitutional Developments - Morley-Minto Reforms
The resolutions passed by legislative councils were generally:
A. Advisory and non-binding
B. Automatically law
C. Binding on the British Parliament
D. Equivalent to a no-confidence vote
Correct Answer: A
The executive could disregard council resolutions; responsible government was not introduced.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1909 - Constitutional Developments - Morley-Minto Reforms
Members could move resolutions concerning the:
A. Budget and matters of general public interest
B. Removal of the British monarch
C. Independence of foreign countries
D. Appointment of the Secretary of State
Correct Answer: A
The reformed procedure allowed resolutions on financial and public matters, subject to restrictions.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1909 - Constitutional Developments - Morley-Minto Reforms
Under the Morley–Minto Reforms, council members were permitted to discuss the:
A. Annual financial statement
B. British royal succession
C. Foreign treaties without restriction
D. Private affairs of princely rulers
Correct Answer: A
The Act authorized rules for discussion of the annual financial statement or budget.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1909 - Constitutional Developments - Morley-Minto Reforms
Which statement best summarizes the dual interpretation of separate electorates?
A. Muslim safeguard for supporters; divide-and-rule device for critics
B. Universal democracy for both sides
C. No political significance
D. A purely judicial reform
Correct Answer: A
Muslim leaders viewed the provision as protection, while many Congress nationalists regarded it as colonial political division.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1909 - Constitutional Developments - Morley-Minto Reforms
The nationalist criticism of separate electorates emphasized that they would:
A. Institutionalize communal divisions
B. Create adult franchise
C. Make the executive responsible
D. Abolish British veto
Correct Answer: A
Opponents warned that state-sponsored communal constituencies would deepen religious political identities.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1909 - Constitutional Developments - Morley-Minto Reforms
The British justification for separate electorates emphasized protection of:
A. A politically significant minority community
B. Only British commercial interests
C. A universal homogeneous electorate
D. No minority at all
Correct Answer: A
Officials argued that Muslims could otherwise be underrepresented in mixed electorates dominated by the majority.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1909 - Constitutional Developments - Morley-Minto Reforms
The communal electorate provision primarily affected the method of:
A. Electing representatives
B. Appointing judges
C. Collecting land revenue
D. Recruiting the army
Correct Answer: A
It determined who could vote for particular seats in legislative councils.