Question

The Government of India Act,1935 was an important step in shaping our present Constitution because______
A. Dyarchy was abolished in the provinces.
B. The Reserve bank of India was established.
C. Provided basic framework for the Federal Government of India.
D. Provided provincial autonomy.
E. All of the above

Answer 1

Hint: In 1935,the British Government agreed to pass the Government of India Act. It came into effect from 1937. It is one of the longest acts of the British parliament.

Complete answer: The Government of India Act 1935 received the royal assent on 24th July 1935. The Act was organised in 11 parts and 10 schedules. The main features of the Act are:
1. The ‘Federation of India’ was created which was divided into two levels- the central executive and the parliament. Therefore it led to the creation of a Federal Government of India.
2. It rejected the system of dyarchy at the provincial level while establishing dyarchy at the central subjects like defence and foreign affairs.
3. A federal court was established.
4. The provision of separate electorates was provided to the Muslims and Sikhs but not to the depressed classes.
5. Critical emergency powers were enjoyed by the Governor.
6. The Reserve Bank was established to regulate the currency of the country.
Therefore,Option D is correct.

Note: The Act played a major role in creating the Constitution of India, 1950. A major portion was borrowed from the Act of 1935. The major feature of this act is that it established autonomy. This act also introduced the feature of Bicameralism. The provinces that were made Bicameral were Bengal, Bombay, Madras, Bihar, Assam and the United Provinces. These states would consist of an upper-body called the Legislative Council and Legislative assembly which was the lower body.