CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1909 - Constitutional Developments - Morley-Minto Reforms
The maximum number of additional members in the Governor-General's Legislative Council was raised to:
A. 16
B. 30
C. 50
D. 60
Correct Answer: D
The 1909 reforms raised the maximum number of additional members of the Imperial Legislative Council to 60.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1909 - Constitutional Developments - Morley-Minto Reforms
The British political method reflected in the reforms is frequently described as:
A. Concession, repression and divide-and-rule
B. Immediate decolonization
C. Complete federalism
D. Universal democracy
Correct Answer: A
The government offered limited reforms, suppressed militant nationalism and institutionalized communal representation.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1909 - Constitutional Developments - Morley-Minto Reforms
The reforms were designed to broaden Indian association with government without introducing:
A. Parliamentary responsible government
B. Legislative councils
C. Budget discussion
D. Indian membership
Correct Answer: A
Morley explicitly rejected the idea that the scheme established a parliamentary system in India.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1909 - Constitutional Developments - Morley-Minto Reforms
A major immediate challenge confronting Lord Minto's administration was:
A. Political unrest following Bengal's partition
B. The Cabinet Mission
C. The Second World War
D. The Cripps Mission
Correct Answer: A
The anti-partition agitation and revolutionary activity created pressure for a combined policy of concessions and repression.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1909 - Constitutional Developments - Morley-Minto Reforms
The 1906 Congress session declared which broad political goal?
A. Swaraj
B. Pakistan
C. Separate electorates
D. Dyarchy
Correct Answer: A
At its 1906 Calcutta session, Congress adopted Swaraj as a political goal while demanding expanded representative institutions.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1909 - Constitutional Developments - Morley-Minto Reforms
Which Congress demand influenced the reform debate?
A. Expansion and empowerment of legislative councils
B. Permanent official majorities everywhere
C. Abolition of all elections
D. Complete exclusion of Indians
Correct Answer: A
Congress Moderates repeatedly sought larger councils, more elected members and greater financial discussion.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1909 - Constitutional Developments - Morley-Minto Reforms
Gopal Krishna Gokhale represented the:
A. Moderate constitutional nationalist tradition
B. Revolutionary terrorist movement
C. Muslim League only
D. British Conservative Party
Correct Answer: A
Gokhale and other Moderates pressed for greater representation through constitutional methods.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1909 - Constitutional Developments - Morley-Minto Reforms
British officials saw communal representation partly as a means of creating a counterweight to the:
A. Indian National Congress
B. British Parliament
C. Secretary of State's Council
D. Princely states
Correct Answer: A
The policy could divide nationalist ranks and provide the colonial state with alternative political allies.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1909 - Constitutional Developments - Morley-Minto Reforms
The demand for separate electorates was intended to ensure that Muslim representatives were elected by:
A. Muslim voters
B. British officials only
C. Congress delegates
D. Princely rulers
Correct Answer: A
Under separate electorates, Muslim voters elected Muslim representatives in designated constituencies.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1909 - Constitutional Developments - Morley-Minto Reforms
The political developments of 1906 that influenced the reforms included the Simla Deputation and the:
A. Formation of the Muslim League
B. Lahore Resolution
C. Nehru Report
D. Khilafat Movement
Correct Answer: A
Together, the deputation and the creation of the League strengthened demands for separate Muslim representation.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1909 - Constitutional Developments - Morley-Minto Reforms
The All-India Muslim League was founded in:
A. Dacca in 1906
B. Lahore in 1909
C. Delhi in 1911
D. Lucknow in 1916
Correct Answer: A
The Muslim League was founded at Dacca in December 1906, after the Simla Deputation.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1909 - Constitutional Developments - Morley-Minto Reforms
The Simla Deputation argued that Muslim representation should consider both numerical strength and:
A. Political importance
B. Military rank only
C. English education only
D. Urban residence only
Correct Answer: A
The deputation sought representation based not merely on population but also on the community's political position and historical significance.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1909 - Constitutional Developments - Morley-Minto Reforms
The principal demand of the Simla Deputation was:
A. Separate Muslim political representation
B. Complete independence immediately
C. Abolition of provincial councils
D. A unitary republic
Correct Answer: A
The deputation requested representation reflecting Muslim political importance and supported separate electoral arrangements.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1909 - Constitutional Developments - Morley-Minto Reforms
The Simla Deputation was led by:
A. Aga Khan III
B. Muhammad Ali Jinnah
C. Allama Iqbal
D. Liaquat Ali Khan
Correct Answer: A
Aga Khan III led the Muslim delegation that presented constitutional demands to Lord Minto.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1909 - Constitutional Developments - Morley-Minto Reforms
The Simla Deputation met Lord Minto on:
A. 1 October 1906
B. 30 December 1906
C. 25 May 1909
D. 12 December 1911
Correct Answer: A
The Muslim deputation met the Viceroy at Simla on 1 October 1906.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1909 - Constitutional Developments - Morley-Minto Reforms
The Congress split between Moderates and Extremists at Surat in:
A. 1905
B. 1906
C. 1907
D. 1909
Correct Answer: C
The Surat split of 1907 weakened nationalist unity and formed part of the political context of the reforms.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1909 - Constitutional Developments - Morley-Minto Reforms
The British simultaneously tried to suppress the:
A. Extremist and revolutionary movements
B. Moderate constitutional demands only
C. Muslim League's educational work only
D. Provincial councils
Correct Answer: A
The policy combined concessions to Moderates with repression of militant and revolutionary nationalism.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1909 - Constitutional Developments - Morley-Minto Reforms
One British objective behind the Morley–Minto Reforms was to win the cooperation of the:
A. Congress Moderates
B. Revolutionaries only
C. Princely armies only
D. Khilafat leaders only
Correct Answer: A
The British hoped limited concessions would satisfy or isolate moderate constitutional nationalists.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1909 - Constitutional Developments - Morley-Minto Reforms
The Partition of Bengal associated with the background of the reforms occurred in:
A. 1885
B. 1905
C. 1909
D. 1911
Correct Answer: B
Lord Curzon partitioned Bengal in 1905, producing strong nationalist opposition.
CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1909 - Constitutional Developments - Morley-Minto Reforms
The agitation that followed the 1905 Partition of Bengal was known as the:
A. Swadeshi Movement
B. Khilafat Movement
C. Quit India Movement
D. Civil Disobedience Movement
Correct Answer: A
The Partition of Bengal generated the Swadeshi and boycott movements and intensified political unrest.