UPSC History Optional · Paper II · 2014 · Q1(b) · 10 marks
“Montague-Chelmsford reform proposals introduced ‘dyarchy’, but blurred the lines of responsibility.” Critically examine
- Chapter
- Constitutional Developments in the Colonial India between 1858 and 1935
- Topic
- Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms and Dyarchy
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