Minto-Morley Reforms 1909 MCQs

The Minto-Morley Reforms were introduced in which country?
a) India
b) United States
c) Australia
d) Canada
Answer: a) India


The Minto-Morley Reforms were implemented during which period?
a) 1800-1820
b) 1857-1858
c) 1909-1910
d) 1947-1948
Answer: c) 1909-1910


Who was the Viceroy of India during the Minto-Morley Reforms?
a) Lord Dalhousie
b) Lord Mountbatten
c) Lord Minto
d) Lord Morley
Answer: c) Lord Minto


The Minto-Morley Reforms introduced which legislative body in India?
a) Provincial Councils
b) Indian National Congress
c) Supreme Court of India
d) Legislative Assembly
Answer: a) Provincial Councils


Which of the following statements about the Minto-Morley Reforms is true?
a) They granted full independence to India.
b) They increased the power of the British colonial government.
c) They abolished the Indian National Congress.
d) They provided limited electoral representation to Indians.
Answer: d) They provided limited electoral representation to Indians.


The Minto-Morley Reforms introduced a separate electorate for which community in India?
a) Muslims
b) Hindus
c) Sikhs
d) Christians
Answer: a) Muslims


The Minto-Morley Reforms were seen as a response to which significant event in India?
a) The Partition of Bengal
b) The Indian Rebellion of 1857
c) The Swadeshi Movement
d) The Quit India Movement
Answer: a) The Partition of Bengal


The Minto-Morley Reforms led to the emergence of which prominent Indian political leader?
a) Mahatma Gandhi
b) Jawaharlal Nehru
c) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
d) Subhas Chandra Bose
Answer: c) Muhammad Ali Jinnah


The Minto-Morley Reforms are also known as the:
a) Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms
b) Simon Commission
c) Rowlatt Act
d) Government of India Act 1935
Answer: a) Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms


What was the primary goal of the Minto-Morley Reforms?
a) Complete independence for India
b) Establishing British control over India
c) Granting self-governance to Indians
d) Promoting religious tolerance in India
Answer: c) Granting self-governance to Indians


The Minto-Morley Reforms were enacted under which British monarch?
a) Queen Victoria
b) King Edward VII
c) King George V
d) Queen Elizabeth II
Answer: b) King Edward VII


The Minto-Morley Reforms introduced the concept of separate electorates based on which factor?
a) Caste
b) Occupation
c) Gender
d) Religion
Answer: d) Religion


The Minto-Morley Reforms provided for the appointment of an Indian member to the Governor-General’s Executive Council. Who was the first Indian to hold this position?
a) Mohandas Gandhi
b) Motilal Nehru
c) Satyendra Prasanno Sinha
d) C. R. Das
Answer: c) Satyendra Prasanno Sinha


Which political party in India opposed the Minto-Morley Reforms?
a) Indian National Congress
b) Muslim League
c) Hindu Mahasabha
d) All India Forward Bloc
Answer: b) Muslim League


The Minto-Morley Reforms introduced a system of communal representation. What does communal representation mean?
a) Representation based on religious communities
b) Representation based on regional communities
c) Representation based on linguistic communities
d) Representation based on occupational communities
Answer: a) Representation based on religious communities


The Minto-Morley Reforms established a legislative council at the central level. How many members were nominated to this council?
a) 50
b) 75
c) 100
d) 125
Answer: b) 75


Who served as the Secretary of State for India during the enactment of the Minto-Morley Reforms?
a) John Morley
b) Charles Hardinge
c) Edwin Montagu
d) George Curzon
Answer: c) Edwin Montagu


The Minto-Morley Reforms granted limited powers of lawmaking to which Indian legislative body?
a) Central Legislative Assembly
b) Provincial Legislative Councils
c) Constituent Assembly
d) Indian National Congress
Answer: b) Provincial Legislative Councils


The Minto-Morley Reforms were followed by which significant event in the Indian independence movement?
a) Non-Cooperation Movement
b) Civil Disobedience Movement
c) Partition of India
d) Quit India Movement
Answer: d) Quit India Movement


The Minto-Morley Reforms laid the foundation for further constitutional reforms in India. Which subsequent act replaced the Minto-Morley Reforms?
a) Government of India Act, 1935
b) Indian Independence Act, 1947
c) Indian Councils Act, 1909
d) Simon Commission Report
Answer: a) Government of India Act, 1935


 

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