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

  1. $5$
  2. $8$
  3. $11$
  4. $14$
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C Correct answer
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.
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Which of the following statement is not correct about Poona pact?

  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.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Poona Pact was signed on September 24, 1932, not January 23, 1932. The other statements correctly identify the participants (Malaviya and Ambedkar), the location (Yerwada Jail), and the increase in reserved seats.

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

  1. Samaj Samato Sangh

  2. People's Education Society

  3. Deccan Education Society

  4. Depressed Classes Institute
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The Deccan Education Society was founded in 1884 by figures like Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Gopal Ganesh Agarkar, and Vishnushastri Chiplunkar, long before Dr. Ambedkar's active political career. Ambedkar founded the other listed organizations.

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

  1. Bipin Chandra Pal

  2. Rajendra Prasad

  3. Lala Lajpat Rai

  4. Subhas Chandra Bose
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

In the 1930s, the socialist wing within the Indian National Congress, known as the Congress Socialist Party, was led by figures like Jayaprakash Narayan, Acharya Narendra Deva, and others. Among the options provided, Subhas Chandra Bose was a prominent leftist leader who advocated for socialist policies within the INC.

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

  1. The Simon Commission Report

  2. The Nehru Committee Report

  3. The White Paper issued by the British Government

  4. Morley-Minto Reforms
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The Government of India Act 1935 drew heavily from the Simon Commission Report, the Nehru Committee Report, and the White Paper. The Morley-Minto Reforms (1909) were an earlier constitutional development and were not a source for the 1935 Act.

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

  1. Ramsay Mcdonald

  2. Lloyd George

  3. Stanley Baldwin

  4. A.V. Alexander
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A Correct answer
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. 

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

  1. The Central Subjects

  2. Provincial Subjects

  3. Concurrent Lists

  4. A List of Subjects for Princely States
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
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.
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The Government of India Act of $1935$ borrowed its preamble from ________.

  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
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
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.
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A Federal Railway Authority was established by the Act of ______.

  1. $1909$
  2. $1919$
  3. $1935$
  4. $1861$
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
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.
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Which of the following statements is not correct? As per the Act of $1935$, the Federal Court would have jurisdiction to decide disputes between?

  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
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
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.