Consider the following statements regarding the Government of India Act of 1919: 1. It introduced the system of dyarchy in the provinces, dividing executive subjects into 'transferred' and 'reserved' categories. 2. It provided for the establishment of a Public Service Commission for the first time in India. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

💡 Solution & Explanation

Both statements are correct. The Government of India Act of 1919 (Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms) established provincial dyarchy where transferred subjects were administered by ministers responsible to the legislative council, and reserved subjects were managed by the governor and executive council. It also laid the statutory basis for setting up a central Public Service Commission, which eventually led to the creation of the Federal Public Service Commission in 1926.