Q. Consider the following statements:

1. The Duke Memorandum served as a basis for the Nehru Report.
2. Mont-Ford Reforms were implemented based on the Duke Memorandum.
3. Duke Memorandum was influential in the formation of the Indian Councils Act 1909.
4. The Government of India Act 1935 was drawn from the guidelines of the Duke Memorandum.

Which of the above statements is / are correct?
Answer: Only 2 and 3
Notes: Sir Frederick William Duke, a Scottish civil servant of the Indian Civil Service, played a crucial role in creating the Duke Memorandum, which provided a practical blueprint for implementing a responsible government in India through a dyarchy system. Contrarily, the Nehru Report, the Indian Councils Act 1909, and the Government of India Act 1935 were products of different reform movements and not based on the Duke Memorandum. So, only statement 2 is correct.