UPSC CSE Prelims

Correct Option: D Explanation: The 1918 Montagu–Chelmsford proposals underpinned the Government of India Act 1919, expanding legislatures and introducing provincial dyarchy. Option-wise Analysis: A: Incorrect - Social reform was not the central purpose of these proposals. B: Incorrect - Education was affected by the governance reforms, but it was not their defining subject. C: Incorrect - Reforming police administration alone does not describe the proposals. D: Correct - Correct-they were constitutional and administrative reforms leading to the 1919 Act.