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A Federal Railway Authority was established by the Act of ______.

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  1. $1909$

  2. $1919$

  3. $1935$

  4. $1861$

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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 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. It vested the control of Railway in a new authority called Federal Railway Authority, which had seven members.

Which of the following statements is not correct? As per the Act of $1935$, the Federal Court would have jurisdiction to decide disputes between?

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  1. The Federating Units

  2. The Federating Units and the Federal Government

  3. The Federal Government and a Federating Units

  4. The Centre and constituent units

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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 which was given exclusive original jurisdiction to decide disputes between the Centre and constituent units.
3. It gave a measure to form a federal form of government and an all India Federation.

Which of the following is not the part of Government of India Act, 1935

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  1. This act provided for setting up of the federation of India comprising British Indian provinces.

  2. Diarchy in the provinces was replaced by provincial autonomy.

  3. The post of Indian council of secretary of state for India made permanent.

  4. The diarchy was introduced at the centre.

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Correct Option: C

In which of the following provinces the Congress Ministry was not formed in June $1937$?

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  1. United Provinces

  2. Central Provinces

  3. Madras

  4. Assam

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

In the 1937 elections, the Indian National Congress emerged in power in eight of the provinces - the three exceptions being Bengal, Punjab, and Sindh. It formed MInistries in 8 out of the 11 provinces. IN Assam it had won 33 out of 108 seats and though it was the single largest party it was not in a position to form a Ministry. 

After the $1935$ elections, the only two provinces out of eleven which had non-Congress ministries were ________.

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  1. Bengal and Punjab

  2. Assam and Kerala

  3. Bengal and Assam

  4. Punjab and Kerala

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Correct Option: A

When the Congress Ministries were formed in the provinces in June $1937$, the Viceroy of India was __________________.

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  1. Lord Willingdon

  2. Lord Irwin

  3. Lord Linlithgow

  4. Viscount Wavell

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

In the 1937 elections, the Indian National Congress emerged in power in eight of the provinces - the three exceptions being Bengal, Punjab, and Sindh. It formed MInistries in 8 out of the 11 provinces. The Viceroy at the time was Lord Linlithgow. He had issued a statement expressing the British government's desire to work with the Congress in implementing the Government of India Act, 1935.

Mahatma Gandhi broke his epic fast unto death on September $26$, $1932$ after the Poona Pact, which provided ________.

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  1. Common electorate for all Hindus

  2. Reservation of $48$ seats for the depressed classes in different provincial legislatures

  3. Reservation of $18$ per cent of the seats in the Central Legislature

  4. All the above

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Correct Option: D

What benefits did the Poona Pact offer to the depressed classes?

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  1. $44$ seats in the central legislature

  2. $20\%$ reservation in the provincial legislature

  3. $19\%$ seats in the central legislature and $148$ seats in the provincial legislature

  4. $50\%$ reservation in the ICS

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Poona Pact was an agreement between Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar and Mahatma Gandhi signed on September 24, 1932 at Yerwada Central Jail in Pune, to break Mahatma Gandhi's fast unto death. Poona pact was the result of communal award granted in 1932 by the British government. It provided asked for allocation of 148 seats to depressed classes in the provincial legislature. In the Central Legislature, 19% of the seats would be reserved for the Depressed Classes.

Which of the following statements about the Government of India Act of 1935 is not correct?

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  1. Diarchy was established in the provinces.

  2. The Viceroy was given special powers.

  3. The federal executive was to consist of the Viceroy, councillors and the ministers.

  4. The federal legislature was to be bicameral.

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Correct Option: A

The Government of India Act of $1935$ consist of __________ sections and $10$ schedules.

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  1. $300$

  2. $330$

  3. $321$

  4. $331$

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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 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.