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The provision for separate electorate for Muslims was given in

A.
Morley-Minto Reforms, 1909
B.
Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms, 1919
C.
Communal Award, 1932
D.
Government of India Act, 1935

Solution:

The correct answer is Morley-Minto Reforms, 1909.The Communal Electorate system in India was first introduced by the Minto- Morley reforms in 1909.The Indian Councils Act of 1909 is also known as Morley-Minto Reforms.Lord Morley was the then Secretary of State for India and Lord Minto was the then Viceroy of India.Indian Council Act of 1909, also known as Morley-Minto Reform, introduced separate electorates based on the religion known as the communal electorate.Lord Minto came to be known as the Father of Communal Electorate.This Act provided for the separate representation of zamindars, chambers of commerce, presidency corporations, and universities.It allowed for a non-official majority in the provincial legislative councils but retained the official majority in the Central Legislative Council.For the first time, Indians were associated with the executive councils of the Viceroy and Governors.Satyendra Prasad Sinha was appointed as the law member and he thus became the first Indian to join the Viceroys Executive Council.

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