The Government of India Act, 1919 was passed by the then viceroy of India, on the recommendation of ________.

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The correct answer is Edwin Montague.

Key Points

Government of India Act
- Came into force in 1921.
- This Act is also known as Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms(Montagu was the Secretary of State for India and Lord Chelmsford was the Viceroy of India).
- This act relaxed the central control over the provinces by demarcating and separating the central and provincial subjects.
Edwin Montague
- He was a British Liberal politician who served as Secretary of State for India between 1917 and 1922.
- He was a radical Liberal and the third practising Jew to serve in the British cabinet.

Additional Information

Lord Elgin
- Former Governor-General of India.
- Right-wing British Liberal politician who served as Viceroy of India from 1894 to 1899.
Charles I
- Monarch of England.
- During Charles' reign, his actions frustrated his Parliament and resulted in the wars of the English Civil War, eventually leading to his execution in 1649.
Lord Linlithgow
- He also was a British Unionist politician, agriculturalist, and colonial administrator.
- He served as Governor-General and Viceroy of India from 1936 to 1943.