Consider the following assertion: The genesis of political alliances based on community lay in the very nature of the Montague-Chelmsford Reforms, 1919. Which of the following statements support/supports the above assertion? 1. Reforms retained and extended the principle of separate electorates. 2. Separate electorates were supposed to counter Indian nationalism, which was growing stronger. 3. Deprived classes rallied around the favours inherent in separate electorates. Select the answer using the code given below:

Consider the following assertion: The genesis of political a - MCQ (English)

Consider the following assertion:

The genesis of political alliances based on community lay in the very nature of the Montague-Chelmsford Reforms, 1919.

Which of the following statements support/supports the above assertion?

Reforms retained and extended the principle of separate electorates.
Separate electorates were supposed to counter Indian nationalism, which was growing stronger.
Deprived classes rallied around the favours inherent in separate electorates.

Select the answer using the code given below:

Correct Answer: D — 1, 2 and 3

Explanation:

The reasoning treats this as a causal-structure question, not a narrow chronology test. Statement 1 supports the assertion because separate electorates were retained and extended. Statement 2 supports it because the policy was meant to weaken unified Indian nationalism through communal fragmentation. Statement 3 is accepted as part of the later behavioral effect of that design: community-based mobilization around representational incentives.

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