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Which British legislation introduced provincial autonomy in India, effectively ending the system of dyarchy in the provinces?
Government of India Act 1919
Government of India Act 1935
Indian Councils Act 1909
Indian Independence Act 1947
Government of India Act 1935
The Government of India Act 1935 abolished the system of dyarchy introduced by the 1919 Act and granted provincial autonomy, allowing provinces to function as autonomous units of administration. It categorized provincial powers into three lists: Federal, Provincial, and Concurrent.
The Government of India Act 1935 abolished the system of dyarchy introduced by the 1919 Act and granted provincial autonomy, allowing provinces to function as autonomous units of administration. It categorized provincial powers into three lists: Federal, Provincial, and Concurrent.
The Government of India Act 1935 serves as the primary structural blueprint for the Constitution of India, with many of its provisions incorporated into the 1950 Constitution.
Abolished dyarchy at the provincial level and introduced it at the central level (though never implemented).
Proposed the establishment of an All-India Federation comprising provinces and princely states.
Introduced bicameralism in 6 out of 11 provinces, including Bengal, Bombay, and Madras.
Established the Reserve Bank of India and a Federal Court.
The Act was the longest piece of British legislation ever enacted for India, containing 321 sections and 10 schedules.
The Indian Councils Act 1909 is famously known as the Morley-Minto Reforms, which introduced the system of communal representation for Muslims.
The Government of India Act 1919 (Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms) was the legislation that originally introduced dyarchy in the provinces.
The Indian Independence Act 1947 provided for the partition of India and the end of British paramountcy over the princely states.
B is correct тАФ The Government of India Act 1935 granted provincial autonomy by removing the dyarchical system and allowing provinces to act as autonomous administrative units.
When studying constitutional development, compare the 1919 and 1935 Acts side-by-side as they are frequently tested on the shift of power from central to provincial levels.