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

  1. Lord Willingdon

  2. Lord Irwin

  3. Lord Linlithgow

  4. Viscount Wavell
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
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.

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

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

The Poona Pact provided for a common electorate for all Hindus, reserved seats for the depressed classes in provincial legislatures, and reserved seats in the Central Legislature. Thus, all the listed provisions are correct.

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

  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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C Correct answer
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.

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

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

The Government of India Act 1935 abolished diarchy in the provinces and introduced provincial autonomy. It did, however, introduce diarchy at the federal level (though this part was never implemented).

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

  1. $300$
  2. $330$
  3. $321$
  4. $331$
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.
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. Consider the following statement (s) regarding Poona Pact (1932)
I. It  refers to an agreement between Babasaheb Ambedkar and Mahatma Gandhi signed on 24 September 1932 at Yerwada Central Jail in Pune (now in Maharashtra), India.
II. It was signed by Pt Madan Mohan Malviya and B.R. Ambedkar and some Dalit leaders to break the fast unto death undertaken by Gandhi in Yerwada prison to annul the Macdonald Award giving separate electorates to Dalits for electing members of state legislative assemblies in British India.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

  1. Only I

  2. Only II

  3. Both I and II

  4. Neither I nor II
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Both statements are historically accurate. The pact was signed on September 24, 1932, at Yerwada Jail between Ambedkar and Gandhi (represented by others like Malaviya) to resolve the issue of separate electorates.

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Which of the following is not the provision of government of India act, 1935?

  1. This act ended the system of diarchy.

  2. The structure for Federation of India was established for both British India and some or all of the princely states.

  3. Burma became the part of India.

  4. The introduction of direct elections, thus increasing the franchise from seven million to thirty-five million people.
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Under the Government of India Act 1935, Burma was separated from India, not made a part of it. The other options correctly state the end of provincial diarchy, the federal structure, and the expansion of the franchise.

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Which of the following leader said that the Act of 1935 provided 'a machine with strong brakes but no engine'?

  1. Jawaharlal Nehru

  2. Rajendra Prasad

  3. Mahatma Gandhi

  4. Vallabhbhai Patel
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Jawaharlal Nehru famously described the Government of India Act 1935 as a machine with strong brakes but no engine, reflecting his view that it provided no real power to Indians.