Assertion(A): The Government of India Act, 1919 was passed by the British Parliament to introduce `Diarchy` in the provincial government. Reason (R) : Montague-Chelmsford Reforms Committee had recommended the introduction of `Diarchy` in the provincial go

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Q: 66 (CDS-I/2003)
Assertion(A): The Government of India Act, 1919 was passed by the British Parliament to introduce 'Diarchy' in the provincial government.
Reason (R) : Montague-Chelmsford Reforms Committee had recommended the introduction of 'Diarchy' in the provincial government.

question_subject: 

History

question_exam: 

CDS-I

stats: 

0,49,17,49,12,3,2

keywords: 

{'india act': [7, 1, 13, 15], 'diarchy': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'provincial government': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'british parliament': [1, 0, 1, 1], 'government': [5, 0, 0, 1], 'chelmsford reforms committee': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'introduction': [4, 0, 7, 7]}

Both the Assertion (A) and the Reason (R) are individually true in this case.

The Government of India Act, 1919, also known as the Montague-Chelmsford Reforms, was indeed passed by the British Parliament. The primary objective of this act was to introduce the concept of `Diarchy` in the provincial government.

The Reason (R) is also correct as the Montague-Chelmsford Reforms Committee did recommend the introduction of `Diarchy` in the provincial government.

`Diarchy` refers to a system of dual governance, where power is divided between elected Indian ministers and British-appointed bureaucrats. Under this act, subjects were divided into two categories - transferred subjects, which were under the control of the elected ministers, and reserved subjects, which remained under the control of the British-appointed Governor and his executive council.

In conclusion, both the Assertion and the Reason are correct, and the Reason does adequately explain the Assertion. Therefore, option 1 is the correct answer.