The Montagu-Chelmsford Proposals were primarily related to which one of the following?

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B. Constitutional reforms leading to provincial dyarchy. The Montagu-Chelmsford Proposals were related to constitutional reforms, and they went on to shape the Government of India Act, 1919, which introduced dyarchy in the provinces. They were not concerned with redrawing provincial boundaries, reforming the police and judiciary, or the partition of Bengal, each of which is a separate episode in colonial administrative history, ruling out the other options. Hence option B correctly identifies what the proposals were related to.

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A. Reorganisation of provincial boundaries

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B. Constitutional reforms leading to provincial dyarchy

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C. Reform of the police and judicial services

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D. The partition of Bengal