UPSC Polity Question
With reference to the Government of India Act of 1935, consider the following statements: 1. The Act provided for establishment of India as a federation of the British provinces and princely states. 2. The Act introduced bicameralism in the British provinces. 3. The Act designated the Governor-General of India as a nominal head of the State. How many statements given above are correct?
A. Only one
B. Only two
C. All three
D. None
Correct Answer:
A. Only one
Explanation:
Statement 1 is incorrect: The proposed All-India Federation never came into being as the princely states did not join it. Statement 2 is correct: The 1935 Act introduced bicameralism in six of the eleven provinces. Statement 3 is incorrect: The Governor-General was designated as a nominal head of state by the Indian Independence Act of 1947, not the 1935 Act.