Q82. Consider the following statements :
- The Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms of 1919 recommended granting voting rights to all the
women above the age of 21. - The Government of India Act of 1935 gave women reserved seats in the legislature.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: (d)
- Statement 1 is incorrect: In 1918, Edwin Montagu, the Secretary of State, and Lord Chelmsford, the Viceroy, produced their scheme of constitutional reforms, known as the Montagu-Chelmsford (or Mont-Ford) Reforms, which led to the enactment of the Government of India Act of 1919. The Act introduced reforms at the Central as well as Provincial levels, which also included voting rights for some women, among others.
- Statement 2 is incorrect: The Government of India Act 1935 gave women a separate electorate (and did not reserve seats for women in the legislature). It provided separate electorates to depressed classes and labors also.
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