Question

Choose the correct statements with reference to the Government of India Act of 1935.

(A) It was passed by Lord Ripon

(B) It reduced the hold of the centre over different provinces.

(C) It was passed in response to the demands of the nationalists.

• A. (A) is correct but (B) and (C) are incorrect.
• B. (A), (B), and (C) are correct.
• C. (A) is incorrect but (B) and (C) are correct.
• D. (A), (B) and (C) are incorrect.

Answer 1

The correct option is C (A) is incorrect but (B) and (C) are correct.

In 1935, the Government of India Act was passed as a way of appeasing the demands of Indian nationalists. It granted greater ‘provincial autonomy’. This meant that the hold of the centre over the different provinces in India now reduced considerably. The Act was passed by the British Parliament after a series of Round Table Conferences between the British government and major Indian political personalities.