Question

Q. Which of the following were the features of the Government of India Act 1935?

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

• A.
  1 and 2 only
• B.
  1 and 3 only
• C.
  2 and 3 only
• D.
  1, 2 and 3

Answer 1

The correct option is A

1 and 2 only
Explanation:

Statement 1 is correct: Government of India Act 1935 provided for the establishment of an All India Federation and a new system of government for the provinces on the basis of provincial autonomy. The federation was to be based on a union of the provinces of British India and the Princely States. There was to be a bicameral federal legislature in which the States were given disproportionate weightage.

Statement 2 is correct: The act introduced dyarchy at the centre only, but subject to various safeguards, and departments like foreign affairs, defence and internal security remained completely under the control of the viceroy.

Statement 3 is incorrect: The electorate was enlarged to 30 million, but the high property qualifications only enfranchised 10 percent of the Indian population.