Question

Q. With reference to Freedom Struggle of India, “The Instrument of Accession” was a legal document first introduced by?

• A.
  The Government of India Act 1935
• B.
  The Government of India Act 1919
• C.
  The Government of India Act 1909
• D.
  The Indian Independence Act 1947

Answer 1

The correct option is A

The Government of India Act 1935
Explanation:

• The Instrument of Accession was a legal document first introduced by the Government of India Act 1935 and used in 1947 to enable each of the rulers of the princely states under British paramountcy to join one of the new dominions of India or Pakistan created by the Partition of British India.
• The Government of India Act 1935 provided for a federal structure, but it would come into effect only if more than 50 per cent of the princely states formally acceded to it by signing the Instruments of Accession, which would override their previous treaties with the British crown.