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-Generals Executive Council. 2. The members were nominated and th

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Q: 62 (CDS-II/2018)

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.

question_subject: 

Polity

question_exam: 

CDS-II

stats: 

0,29,23,29,12,9,2

keywords: 

{'indian councils act': [6, 0, 5, 8], 'executive council': [0, 1, 0, 0], 'effective legislative power': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'legislative proposals': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'governor': [5, 1, 0, 6], 'members': [37, 11, 44, 71], 'act': [7, 1, 13, 45]}

The correct answer is option 1, which states that statements 1 and 2 are correct. Let`s analyze each option to understand why:

Option 1: This option states that statement 1 and 2 are correct, which is the correct answer. Statement 1 is correct because the Indian Councils Act, 1861 introduced non-official members in the Governor-General`s Executive Council, making it more representative. Statement 2 is also correct because the members of the council were nominated and their functions were limited to considering legislative proposals presented by the Governor-General.

Option 2: This option states that statement 2 and 3 are correct. However, this is not accurate because statement 3 states that the Governor-General did not have effective legislative power, which is incorrect. The Governor-General did have effective legislative power under the Indian Councils Act, 1861.

Option 3: This option states that all three statements are correct, including statement 3. However, as explained in option 2, statement 3 is incorrect.

Option 4: This option states that only statement 1 is correct. However, this is also not accurate as statement 2 is also correct.

In conclusion, option 1 is the correct answer as it accurately states that statements