Question

Seeds of discard were in which event during National Movement and which eventually divided the country, was

• A. Establishment of Muslim League in 1906
• B. Division of Bengal in 1905
• C. Khilafat Movement Supported by Gandhiji
• D. Reservation of seats and separate electorates for Muslims in legislative assemblies.

Answer 1

Answer:

D. Reservation of seats and separate electorates for Muslims in legislative assemblies.

• The Minto-Morley reforms are known to envisage a separate electorate for Muslims, and this had a long lasting impact on Indian polity.

• This was for the first time that Muslim community was recognized as a completely separate section of the Indian Nation and this triggered “A Cancer” in India called “Hindu-Muslim Disharmony” which later culminated in the Partition of India and Pakistan.

• Separate constituencies were marked for the Muslims, and only Muslim community members were given the right to elect their representatives.

• The principle of communal representation which was accepted under the Morley-Minto Reforms was retained and was pushed further by the Government of India Act, 1919.