70th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2024

Which of the following was not one of the features of the Government of India Act, 1935?

aReconstruction of the Governor General's Executive Council
bProvincial Autonomy
cApproval of the Act of 1935✓ Correct
dProposal for Federation of India

Explanation

The features of the Government of India Act, 1935 included the proposal of an Indian Federation, reorganization of the Governor-General’s Executive Council, and provincial autonomy; however, there was no provision for an evaluation of the Act of 1935. This Act also provided for the establishment of a Federal Court, division of powers between the Centre and the Provinces, a bicameral Central Legislature, abolition of dyarchy in the provinces, and dyarchy at the Centre, etc. India’s present constitutional structure is largely based on the Act of 1935. ## Page 30

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