With which of the following Government of India Acts did the Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms introduce Dyarchy in the provinces?

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The correct answer is the Government of India Act, 1919.Key Points

The Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms introduced Dyarchy in the provinces through the Government of India Act, of 1919.
Dyarchy was a system of government introduced by the British in India, which divided the powers of the government between the elected Indian ministers and the appointed British officials.
The Government of India Act, of 1919 was also known as the Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms, named after the then Secretary of State for India, Edwin Montagu, and the Viceroy of India, Lord Chelmsford.
The Act provided for the establishment of a bicameral legislature at the center and the provinces, with the lower house elected by the people and the upper house consisting of nominated members.

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The government of India Act, of 1935 abolished the system of Dyarchy and introduced Provincial Autonomy.
August 1935 saw the royal assent of the Government of India Act 1935, an act passed by the British Parliament.
The Greater London Authority Act of 1999 overtook it as the longest Act ever approved by the British Parliament.