SSC CHSL Tier-1 practice question
Who was the Secretary of State for India who made the 'August Declaration' of 1917 promising responsible government in India?
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Correct answer: (D) Edwin Montagu
Edwin Montagu's statement in the House of Commons on 20 August 1917 promised the 'gradual development of self-governing institutions', leading to the Montagu–Chelmsford Report (1918) and the 1919 Act. Morley was associated with the 1909 reforms.
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भारत में उत्तरदायी शासन का वादा करने वाली 1917 की 'अगस्त घोषणा' करने वाले भारत सचिव कौन थे?
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सही उत्तर: (D) एडविन मांटेग्यू
20 अगस्त 1917 को हाउस ऑफ़ कॉमन्स में एडविन मांटेग्यू के वक्तव्य में 'स्वशासी संस्थाओं के क्रमिक विकास' का वादा किया गया, जिससे मांटेग्यू–चेम्सफोर्ड रिपोर्ट (1918) और 1919 का अधिनियम बना। मॉर्ले 1909 के सुधारों से जुड़े थे।
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