Multiple choice

Which of the following statements are correct in relation to the Indian Independence Act of 1947?

  1. The Act provided for creation of two independent dominions of India and Pakistan with the right to secede from the British Commonwealth.
  2. The Act deprived the British Monarch of his/her right to veto Bills or ask for reservation of certain Bills for his/her approval.
  3. It abolished the office of the Secretary of State.
  4. It designated the Governor-General of India and the provincial governors as the real heads of the state.

  1. Only 1 and 3

  2. Only 3 and 4

  3. 1, 2 and 3

  4. 1, 3 and 4
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C Correct answer
Explanation

It should be noted that the Indian Independence Act of 1947 designated the Governor-General of India and the provincial governors as the constitutional (nominal) heads of the state, not the real heads. Rest all the statements are correct.

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