In which year did the British Government announce Morley - Minto Reforms in India?

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SSC MTS 2020 (Held On : 27 Oct 2021 Shift 1 ) Official Paper 37

Answer 1

The correct answer is 1909.

Key Points

The Indian Council Act also known as Morley Minto Reforms was introduced in 1909 by Lord Minto then viceroy of India.
The main aim of these reforms is to pacify the Indian Political Parties, especially Congress and the Muslim League to mark the importance of Indian Leaders in the Government.
For appeasing communities separate electorates on the basis of religion were given in this reform.
Muslims were given a separate electorate, they could now have their own representative members at the Legislative Councils.
The Indians were included in the councils, where ultimate decisions were made, of the India Secretory and Viceroy.

Additional Information

Lord Mayo is also known as the father of the Communal Electorate In India.
There was a hidden motive of Britishers to deviate Muslims from the Nationalist Movement by granting them separate electorates under the policy of Divide and Rule.

1905	Partition of Bengal by Lord Curzon on 16 October.
1932	British Prime Minister, Ramsay Macdonald announced the "Communal Award" to grant separate electorates to Indian minority communities.
1919	Montague Chelmsford reform was introduced by the British Government.