Constitutional Development of India (Part-II)

Total Questions: 33

21. Consider the following statements — [U.P. U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 1998]

  1. Assertion (A): Dyarchy means division of administrative affairs in two sections.
    Reason (R): It was introduced for enforcement of responsible governance in Provinces.

Which of the following is correct in the reference of the above?

Correct Answer: (a) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
Note:

The Government of India Act, 1919 had made a major change in Provincial governance. The Government of India Act, 1919 introduced the system of Dyarchy. Dyarchy means a dual set of Governments. The Government of India Act of 1919, made a provision for classification of the central and provincial subjects. The provincial subjects were divided into two groups: One was Reserved and another was Transferred. The Reserved subjects were kept with the Governor and his executive council and transferred subjects were handed over to the Minister responsible to the provincial legislature. This division of subjects was basically what they meant by introducing the Dyarchy.

22. The post of the Indian High Commissioner was created by which Act? [63rd B.P.S.C (Pre.) 2017]

Correct Answer: (b) The Government of India Act, 1919
Note:

Post of Indian High Commissioner was created by Government of India Act, 1919.

23. These were included in prime elements of the Government of India Act, 1935 - [U.P. U.D.A./L.D.A (Pre) 1998]

  1. Provision of Federation
  2. Provincial Autonomy
  3. Introduction of Dyarchy in Provinces
  4. To Authorization of Federal Legislature.

Select the correct answer by using codes structure given below:

Correct Answer: (a) 1 and 2
Note:

The Government of India Act, 1935 made provisions for Federal Legislature. According to the Government of India Act, 1935, Dyarchy was abolished in the Provinces and Provincial Autonomy and Bicameral Legislature were applied.

 

24. Which among the following introduced the Provincial Autonomy in British India? [Jharkhand P.C.S. (Pre.) 2021]

Correct Answer: (d) Government of India Act 1935
Note:

The Government of India Act, 1935 made provisions for Federal Legislature. According to the Government of India Act, 1935, Dyarchy was abolished in the Provinces and Provincial Autonomy and Bicameral Legislature were applied.

25. Which of the following report was the baseline of the Government of India Act, 1935? [U.P. P.S.C. (GIC) 2010]

Correct Answer: (d) The Simon Commission
Note:

The Government of India Act, 1919 made a provision in its Part V, that a statutory Commission would be set up at the end of 10 years after the Act was passed which shall inquire into the working of the system of the Government. The Simon Commission of 1927 was an outcome of this provision. All-Party Conference presented the Nehru Report. The Simon Commission Report and three sessions of Round Table Conference in 1930 to 1932 respectively, made their recommendations which were embodied in a White Paper published in 1933, which was considered by a Joint Select Committee of the British Parliament and became the baseline for the Government of India Act, 1935.

26. Consider the following statements: [I.A.S. (Pre) 2004]

ome of the main features of the Government of India Act, 1935 were:

  1. Abolition of diarchy in the Governor’s provinces.
  2. The power of the Governors to veto legislative action and to legislate on their own.
  3. Abolition of the principle of communal representation.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Correct Answer: (b) 1 and 2
Note:

The Government of India Act 1935 was originally passed in August, 1935 and is said to have been the longest (British) Act of Parliament ever enacted by that time. The most significant aspects of the Act were:

The grant of a large measure of autonomy to the provinces of British India which ended the system of dyarchy introduced by the Government of India Act, 1919.

  • Provision of direct elections was made.
  • Provincial autonomy.
  • The establishment of a Federal Court.
  • All India Federation at the centre.
  • Membership of the provincial assemblies was altered to include more elected Indian representatives.

27. The grant of a large measure of autonomy to the provinces of British India which ended the system of dyarchy introduced by the Government of India Act, 1919. Provision of direct elections was made. Provincial autonomy. The establishment of a Federal Court. All India Federation at the centre. Membership of the provincial assemblies was altered to include more elected Indian representatives. [42nd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1997]

Correct Answer: (b) Provincial dyarchy
Note:

The Government of India Act 1935 was originally passed in August, 1935 and is said to have been the longest (British) Act of Parliament ever enacted by that time. The most significant aspects of the Act were:

The grant of a large measure of autonomy to the provinces of British India which ended the system of dyarchy introduced by the Government of India Act, 1919.

  • Provision of direct elections was made.
  • Provincial autonomy.
  • The establishment of a Federal Court.
  • All India Federation at the centre.
  • Membership of the provincial assemblies was altered to include more elected Indian representatives.

28. Consider the following statements: [I.A.S. (Pre) 2005]

In the Government of India Act, 1935, provisions were made for:

  1. The provincial autonomy.
  2. The establishment of a Federal Court.
  3. All India Federation at the Centre.

Which of the following statements given above are correct?

Correct Answer: (a) 1 and 2
Note:

The Government of India Act 1935 was originally passed in August, 1935 and is said to have been the longest (British) Act of Parliament ever enacted by that time. The most significant aspects of the Act were:

The grant of a large measure of autonomy to the provinces of British India which ended the system of dyarchy introduced by the Government of India Act, 1919.

  • Provision of direct elections was made.
  • Provincial autonomy.
  • The establishment of a Federal Court.
  • All India Federation at the centre.
  • Membership of the provincial assemblies was altered to include more elected Indian representatives.

29. Why the Government of India Act, 1935 is important? [U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2015]

Correct Answer: (a) It is the main source of the Indian Constitution
Note:

The Government of India Act 1935 was originally passed in August, 1935 and is said to have been the longest (British) Act of Parliament ever enacted by that time. The most significant aspects of the Act were:

The grant of a large measure of autonomy to the provinces of British India which ended the system of dyarchy introduced by the Government of India Act, 1919.

  • Provision of direct elections was made.
  • Provincial autonomy.
  • The establishment of a Federal Court.
  • All India Federation at the centre.
  • Membership of the provincial assemblies was altered to include more elected Indian representatives.

30. Which one of the following is not a feature of the Government of India Act of 1935? [I.A.S. (Pre) 2000]

Correct Answer: (a) Dyarchy at the Centre as well as in the Provinces
Note:

The Government of India Act 1935 was originally passed in August, 1935 and is said to have been the longest (British) Act of Parliament ever enacted by that time. The most significant aspects of the Act were:

The grant of a large measure of autonomy to the provinces of British India which ended the system of dyarchy introduced by the Government of India Act, 1919.

  • Provision of direct elections was made.
  • Provincial autonomy.
  • The establishment of a Federal Court.
  • All India Federation at the centre.
  • Membership of the provincial assemblies was altered to include more elected Indian representatives.