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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1909 - Constitutional Developments - Morley-Minto Reforms
Which later agreement retained separate electorates while creating Congress-League cooperation?
A. Lucknow Pact 1916
B. Nehru Report 1928
C. Cabinet Mission Plan
D. Cripps Proposals
Correct Answer: A
At Lucknow, Congress accepted separate electorates and agreed to a constitutional formula with the Muslim League.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1909 - Constitutional Developments - Morley-Minto Reforms
From a Pakistan Affairs perspective, the reforms were important because they:
A. Formally recognized a separate Muslim political identity
B. Created Pakistan immediately
C. Ended Muslim representation
D. Abolished the Muslim League
Correct Answer: A
The constitutional recognition of Muslims as a separate political community became an important milestone in Muslim political development.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1909 - Constitutional Developments - Morley-Minto Reforms
Which result followed from separate electorates?
A. Political competition became organized partly along religious lines
B. Communal identity disappeared from politics
C. All parties merged
D. Universal citizenship became the sole basis of voting
Correct Answer: A
The system encouraged leaders to mobilize voters as members of separate religious electorates.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1909 - Constitutional Developments - Morley-Minto Reforms
Separate electorates differed from reserved seats in a joint electorate because they restricted the:
A. Voters as well as the candidate community
B. Number of provinces only
C. Power of British Parliament
D. Budget year
Correct Answer: A
In a separate electorate, only members of the designated community vote for that community's candidates.