Q. Consider the following statements regarding the Indian Council Act, 1919:

1. It introduced bicameral legislature.
2. It separated provincial budgets from the central budget.
3. It introduced the separate representation of chambers of commerce, universities and Zamindars.

Which of the above statements is / are correct?
Answer: Only 1 and 2
Notes: Statements 1 and 2 are correct regarding the Indian Council Act, 1919. The Act introduced bicameral legislatures at the Centre and separated provincial budgets from the central budget. However, the provision for separate representation of chambers of commerce, universities and Zamindars was introduced earlier by the Indian Councils Act, 1909 – not by the 1919 Act.