History • Modern IndiaHard
Consider the following statements regarding the Government of India Act of 1935: 1. It abolished dyarchy in the provinces and introduced provincial autonomy, empowering elected ministries to govern with defined legislative domains. 2. It proposed the establishment of an All-India Federation uniting British Indian provinces and princely states, which was successfully brought into immediate operation. 3. It introduced dyarchy at the central level of government with reserved and transferred portfolios administered by the Governor-General. Which of the statements given above are correct?
A. 1 and 3 only✓ Correct Answer
B. 1 and 2 only
C. 2 and 3 only
D. 1, 2 and 3
💡 Solution & Explanation
Statements 1 and 3 are correct because the 1935 Act established provincial autonomy while abolishing provincial dyarchy and instituted central dyarchy dividing federal subjects into reserved and transferred categories. Statement 2 is incorrect because the proposed All-India Federation never materialized, as the conditional accession terms required from the princely states were never fulfilled. The Act also established a Federal Court and separated Burma from British India.
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