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As a result of the elections held in early $1937$ under the Act of $1935$ the Congress formed ministries in provinces _______.

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  1. $7$

  2. $9$

  3. $10$

  4. $8$

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Correct Option: D

The Frontier Gandhi actively participated in _________.

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  1. Khilafat Movement

  2. Non-Cooperation Movement

  3. Civil Disobedience Movement

  4. All the above

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan was nicknamed the "Frontier Gandhi" in British India by his close associate Amir Chand Bombwal. He formed a formal alliance with INC and Gandhi and became a formidable force during the INC’s civil disobedience campaign of 1930-1931. In April 1930, Abdul Ghaffar Khan was arrested for organising the Civil Disobedience movement.

The Government of India Act of $1935$ has divided India into __________ provinces.

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  1. $5$

  2. $8$

  3. $11$

  4. $14$

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
Government of India Act of 1935 was the last constitution of British India, before the country was divided, in 1947 and worked till the Indian Constitution was framed. Some of its features were:
1. Introduced provincial autonomy and dyarchy at centre.
2. It provided for the establishment of a federal court.
3. It gave a measure to form a federal form of government and an all India Federation. The proposed all India federation included 11 provinces of British India, 6 Chief Commissioners Provinces and those princely states who might accede to the federation.

Which of the following statement is not correct about Poona pact?

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  1. It was signed between Madan Mohan Malaviya and Dr. Ambedkar

  2. It was signed on January 23, 1932

  3. It was signed in yarvada jail in Puna

  4. This act increased the number of seats reserved for depressed class from 71 to 148.

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Correct Option: B

Identify the body among the following that was not founded by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar?

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  1. Samaj Samato Sangh

  2. People's Education Society

  3. Deccan Education Society

  4. Depressed Classes Institute

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Correct Option: C

The socialist group in the INC during, the $1930$s had been led by.

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  1. Bipin Chandra Pal

  2. Rajendra Prasad

  3. Lala Lajpat Rai

  4. Subhas Chandra Bose

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Correct Option: D

Which of the following statements is not correct? The materials for the Government of India Act of $1935$ were drawn from.

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  1. The Simon Commission Report

  2. The Nehru Committee Report

  3. The White Paper issued by the British Government

  4. Morley-Minto Reforms

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Correct Option: D

The Communal Award, which was subsequently changed, following Gandhi's fast unto death in jail at Poona, had been given by _______.

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  1. Ramsay Mcdonald

  2. Lloyd George

  3. Stanley Baldwin

  4. A.V. Alexander

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

On August 16, 1932, the British Prime Minister McDonald announced the Communal Award. It  declared the depressed classes to be minorities, and entitled them to separate electorates. Mahatma Gandhi objected to this provision which in his view separated them from the whole Hindu community. 

Which of the following statement is not correct about provisions of $1935$ Government Act?

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  1. The Central Subjects

  2. Provincial Subjects

  3. Concurrent Lists

  4. A List of Subjects for Princely States

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
Government of India Act of 1935 was the last constitution of British India, before the country was divided, in 1947 and worked till the Indian Constitution was framed. It consisted of 321 sections and 10 schedules. Some of its features were:
1. Introduced provincial autonomy and dyarchy at centre.
2. It provided for the establishment of a federal court.
3. It gave a measure to form a federal form of government and an all India Federation.
4. The act divided the powers between the Centre and provinces in terms of three list-Federal List (for Centre, with 59 items), Provincial List (for Provinces, with 54 items), and Concurrent list (for both, with 36 items). Residuary powers were given to the Viceroy.

The Government of India Act of $1935$ borrowed its preamble from ________.

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  1. The Constitution of the USA

  2. The Constitution of Australia

  3. From the Government of India Act of $1919$

  4. From Pitt's India Act

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
Government of India Act of 1935 was the last constitution of British India, before the country was divided, in 1947 and worked till the Indian Constitution was framed. It had no preamble of its own, but kept in place the 1919 Act's preamble even while repealing the remainder of that Act. Some of its features were:
1. Introduced provincial autonomy and dyarchy at centre.
2. It provided for the establishment of a federal court.
3. It gave a measure to form a federal form of government and an all India Federation.