इंडियन कौन्सिल अॅक्ट, 1909 बद्दल खालीलपैकी कोणते विधान / विधाने बरोबर आहे/आहेत ?
a. या कायदयाने मुस्लिमांसाठी स्वतंत्र मतदारसंघाची तरतूद केली.
b. के. एम. मुन्शी यांनी मोर्ले-मिन्टो सुधारणा कायदयाने उगवत्या लोकशाहीवर वार केल्याचे निदर्शनास आणून दिले.
c. या कायदयाने युरोपियन आणि अँग्लो-इंडियन यांच्यासाठी स्वतंत्र मतदारसंघाची तरतूद करण्यात झाली.
d. सरकारने लोकशाहीचे मुलभूत तत्व म्हणजे निवडणूकीचे तत्व मान्य केले नाही.

The correct answer is Option B (Only a and b).

Key Points:
• Analysis of Morley-Minto Reforms (1909):
• Statement a is Correct: It formally introduced communal representation for Muslims through separate electorates (Lord Minto is known as the 'Father of Communal Electorates').
• Statement b is Correct: Eminent constitutional expert K. M. Munshi famously criticized the 1909 reforms, remarking that they *"stabbed the rising democracy"* by creating communal divides.
• Statement c is Incorrect: Separate electorates for Europeans, Anglo-Indians, and Indian Christians were introduced by the Government of India Act 1919, not 1909.
• Statement d is Incorrect: The Act did introduce indirect election principles for non-official seats, although highly limited and conditioned.
• Therefore, only statements a and b are correct (Option 2).
• Key Takeaway: Act of 1909 gave separate electorates to Muslims and was criticized by K.M. Munshi for stabbing rising democracy.