The first attempt to introduce a representative and popular element in the governance of india was made through

Q. The first attempt to introduce a representative and popular element in the governance of India was made through

1. Indian Council Act, 1861
2. Indian Council Act, 1892
3. Indian Council Act, 1909
4. Government of India Act, 1935

Answer: Indian Council Act, 1909

Indian Council Act, 1909

The Indian Councils Act 1909 (9 Edw. 7 Ch. 4), commonly known as the Morley-Minto or Minto-Morley Reforms, was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that brought about a limited increase in the involvement of Indians in the governance of British India.

Indian Councils Act of 1909, also called Morley-Minto Reforms, series of reform measures enacted in 1909 by the British Parliament, the main component of which directly introduced the elective principle to membership in the imperial and local legislative councils in India.