Q. Consider the following statements about the Government of India Act 1935,
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q. Consider the following statements about the Government of India Act 1935,
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
The correct option is D
1, 2 and 3
Explanation:
Statement 1 is correct: The Government of India, Act 1935, promised representative governments in the provinces and granted a kind of autonomy to the provinces.
Statement 2 is correct: However, the provincial governments were subject to the overall supervision of the British governors. Although the act proposed an all-Indian federation, it could not be implemented, but the provisions relating to provincial governments were implemented through elections in 1937.
Statement 3 is correct: In the 1937 elections held on the basis of a restricted franchise, the Congress won a thumping victory. Eight out of 11 provinces had a Prime Minister's Congress, under the supervision of the British Governor.
1, 2 and 3
Explanation:
Statement 1 is correct: The Government of India, Act 1935, promised representative governments in the provinces and granted a kind of autonomy to the provinces.
Statement 2 is correct: However, the provincial governments were subject to the overall supervision of the British governors. Although the act proposed an all-Indian federation, it could not be implemented, but the provisions relating to provincial governments were implemented through elections in 1937.
Statement 3 is correct: In the 1937 elections held on the basis of a restricted franchise, the Congress won a thumping victory. Eight out of 11 provinces had a Prime Minister's Congress, under the supervision of the British Governor.
