Consider the following statements about the Morley - Minto reforms of 1909 : 1. They were named after the British Parliamentarians, Minto and Morley 2. They Provided for limited self government by increasing the number of elected Indians in the Legislativ

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Q: 109 (CAPF/2016)
Consider the following statements about the Morley - Minto reforms of 1909 :
1. They were named after the British Parliamentarians, Minto and Morley
2. They Provided for limited self government by increasing the number of elected Indians in the Legislative Councils
3. They contained provisions that ensured that British officials retained their majority in the Imperial Legislative Council
Which of the statements given above is / are correct?

question_subject: 

History

question_exam: 

CAPF

stats: 

0,18,72,8,49,12,21

keywords: 

{'minto reforms': [3, 0, 0, 1], 'imperial legislative council': [0, 0, 0, 2], 'british officials': [0, 0, 1, 1], 'legislative councils': [0, 0, 0, 2], 'british parliamentarians': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'morley': [6, 0, 2, 3], 'provisions': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'limited self government': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'minto': [1, 1, 0, 1], 'indians': [8, 3, 13, 29]}

The correct answer is option 2, which states that statements 2 and 3 are correct.

Let`s dissect each option:

Option 1: This option states that only statement 1 is correct. However, the first statement is incorrect as the Morley-Minto reforms were not named after Minto and Morley, but rather after Lord Minto and John Morley. Therefore, this option is incorrect.

Option 2: This option states that both statements 2 and 3 are correct. Statement 2 is indeed correct as the Morley-Minto reforms provided for limited self-government by increasing the number of elected Indians in the Legislative Councils. Statement 3 is also correct as the reforms contained provisions that ensured British officials retained their majority in the Imperial Legislative Council. Therefore, this option is the correct answer.

Option 3: This option states that statements 1 and 3 are correct. However, as discussed earlier, statement 1 is incorrect. Therefore, this option is incorrect.

Option 4: This option states that all three statements are correct. While statement 2 and 3 are indeed correct, statement 1 is incorrect. Therefore, this option is incorrect.

In conclusion, option 2 is the correct answer as it states that statements 2