Multiple choice

Which of the following Acts introduced the principle of the 'constitutional autocracy'?

  1. The Indian Council Act of 1909

  2. Government of India Act of 1919

  3. The Act of 1935

  4. Indian Independence Act of 1947
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Explanation

The Government of India Act of 1935 is often described as introducing constitutional autocracy because it concentrated significant power in the hands of the Governor-General and Governors despite introducing some provincial autonomy.

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