UPSC History Optional · Paper II · 1982 · Q1(b) · 20 marks
The Reforms of 1909 introduced ‘a cardinal problem and ground of controversy at every revision of the Indian electoral system.’
- Chapter
- Constitutional Developments in the Colonial India between 1858 and 1935
- Topic
- Morley-Minto Reforms and Separate Electorates
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