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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.