UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2021

Consider the following statements: 1. The Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms of 1919 recommended granting voting rights to all the women above the age of 21. 2. The Government of India Act of 1935 gave women reserved seats in legislature. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2

Answer

Correct Answer

2 only

Explanation

The Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms did not recommend voting rights for all women above 21; the matter was left to the provincial legislatures. The Government of India Act, 1935 reserved seats for women in legislatures and expanded women's franchise, so only statement 2 is correct.

Topics: constitutional developments, history, modern history, women's franchise under the 1919 and 1935 acts