What did section 1 of the Government of India Act, 1919, provide for distinguishing?
Section 1 of the Government of India Act, 1919, authorized rules to classify subjects as central or provincial and to devolve authority over provincial subjects. Provincial…
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What did section 1 of the Government of India Act, 1919, provide for distinguishing?
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Section 1 of the Government of India Act, 1919, authorized rules to classify subjects as central or provincial and to devolve authority over provincial subjects. Provincial subjects were divided into transferred and reserved subjects. Under section 3, in the provinces covered by that section, the governor acted with ministers on transferred subjects and with the executive council on reserved subjects. This division within provincial government is known as dyarchy.
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Option A
Incorrect. Section 1 addressed the distribution of responsibilities between central and provincial governments.
Option B
Correct. Section 1 authorized rules to classify subjects as central or provincial and to devolve authority over provincial subjects.
Option C
Incorrect. Sections 33 and 34 dealt with the Secretary of State’s control and correspondence. Section 1 dealt with central and provincial functions.
Option D
Incorrect. The division of responsibilities between the central and provincial governments is the distinction provided for in section 1.
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