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Q56
(CISF/2019)
Polity & Governance › Constitutional Basics & Evolution
Which one of the following Acts provided for the inclusion of certain additional 'non-official' members in the Executive Council of the Governor-General for the first time?
Explanation
The Indian Councils Act of 1861 is a landmark in India's constitutional history as it initiated the participation of Indians in the law-making process. It provided that the Governor-General should nominate some "additional members" to his council for legislative purposes, for a term of two years. The Act stipulated that not less than half of these additional members must be non-officials (persons not in the civil or military service of the Crown).
- In 1862, Lord Canning nominated three Indians as non-official members: the Raja of Benares, the Maharaja of Patiala, and Sir Dinkar Rao.
- The Government of India Act 1858 transferred power to the Crown but did not include non-officials in the council.
- The Morley-Minto Reforms (1909) provided for the first Indian (Satyendra Prasad Sinha) to join the Viceroy’s Executive Council as an official (Law Member), not a non-official.
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SIMILAR QUESTIONS
Which of the following statements relating to the Indian Councils Act, 1861 is/are correct? 1. The Act introduced a grain of popular element by including non-official members in the Governor-General’s Executive Council. 2. The members were nominated and their functions were confined exclusively to consideration of legislative proposals placed before it by the Governor-General. 3. The Governor-General did not have effective legislative power. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Which one of the following Acts added a Law member to the Governor General's Council in India ?