State PCS PYQPrelims 2024

BPSC – Combined Competitive Examination · Question 114

Which of the following was NOT one of the features of the Government of India Act, 1935?

  1. Reconstruction of the Governor-General's Executive Council
  2. Provincial Autonomy
  3. Appraisal of the Act of 1935
  4. Proposal for a Federation of India
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Answer: (C) Appraisal of the Act of 1935

Explanation

The 1935 Act's features included provincial autonomy, a proposed federation, dyarchy at the Centre and a Federal Court.

  • (A) Incorrect

    Wrong: the Act restructured the central executive (dyarchy at the Centre).

  • (B) Incorrect

    Wrong: a core feature of the Act.

  • (C) Correct

    Correct: an appraisal of the Act is not a feature of the Act itself.

  • (D) Incorrect

    Wrong: the Act proposed an All-India Federation.