System of communal representation in legislative bodies in, India was introduced with the Government of India Act:

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1. Communal Representation means:

   A. Representation on the basis of ideology
   B. Representation on the basis of cast
   C. Representation on the basis of religion
   D. Representation on the basis of profession

2. Communal representation pre-supposes the existence of: _________?

   A. A Joint electorate
   B. Separate electorates
   C. Reservation of seats
   D. There can be both joint as well as separate electorates

3. Under the Government of India Act, 1919 meetings of the Legislative Council were to be presided over by:

   A. Governor himself
   B. Nominee of the Governor
   C. An elected member of the Council
   D. Nominee of Governor-General
   E. Nominee of the Secretary of State

4. The legislative wing of the state or central government exercises control over local bodies:

   A. By passing their budgets
   B. By enacting necessary laws for these bodies
   C. By prescribing their organizations and functions through statutes
   D. Through all the above methods

5. Under the Government of India Act, 1919 dyarchy was introduced at:

   A. Central level
   B. Provincial level
   C. District level
   D. Panchyat level

6. Who of the following said “All true and democratic representation is functional representation. The omni-competent parliament is unsuitable to any really democratic country’?

   A. G.D.H. Cole
   B. Rousseau
   C. Karl Marx
   D. J.S.Mill
   E. Herbert Spencer

7. Proportional representation primarily aims at giving representation to:

   A. Religious minority
   B. Linguistic majority
   C. Caste majority
   D. Minorities in societies

8. Proportional Representation is a method of representation which:

   A. Provides votes to the people keeping in view their property
   B. Provides extra votes to the educated people
   C. Provides representation to all the political parties
   D. Provides representation to each group of party in proportion to its voting strength

9. Under the government of India Act, 1935 it was proposed that India shall:

   A. Be a unitary state
   B. Be a federal state
   C. Have parliamentary form of Government
   D. Have presidential form of Government
   E. Be a limited monarchy

10. The Government of India Act, 1919 will be remembered in. India because:

    A. It introduced communal system of representation
    B. It started dyarchy
    C. It gave wide political powers to Indians
    D. It established non-official majority in the centre
    E. It ended communal system of representation