Which one amongst the following was not a salient feature of the Government of India Act, 1935:
Which one amongst the following was not a salient feature of the Government of India Act, 1935: Correct Answer Residuary subjects were allocated to Provincial Legislatures.
The correct answer is Residuary subjects were allocated to Provincial Legislatures.
Important Points
- The Government of India Act 1935 divided powers between the centre and the provinces.
- There were three lists which gave the subjects under each government.
- Federal List (Centre)
- Provincial List (Provinces)
- Concurrent List (Both)
- Residuary subjects were controlled by the Governor-General.
Key Points
- Salient Features of Government of India Act, 1935:
- The Act gave more autonomy to the provinces.
- Diarchy was abolished at the provincial levels.
- The subjects under the Federal List were divided into two: Reserved and Transferred.
- The reserved subjects were controlled by the Governor-General who administered them with the help of three counsellors appointed by him.
- The transferred subjects were administered by the Governor-General with his Council of Ministers (not more than 10).
- The Governor-General had ‘special powers’ to interfere in the transferred subjects also.
- A bicameral federal legislature would be established.
- The two houses were the Federal Assembly (lower house) and the Council of States (upper house).
- Bicameral legislatures were introduced in some provinces also like Bengal, Madras, Bombay, Bihar, Assam and the United Provinces.
- A federal court was established at Delhi for the resolution of disputes between provinces and also between the centre and the provinces.
- The Indian Council was abolished.
- This Act introduced direct elections in India for the first time.
Additional Information
- The British Parliament retained its supremacy over the Indian legislatures both provincial and federal.
- The act provided for the establishment of the Reserve Bank of India.
- Separate communal electorates were a measure through which the British wanted to ensure the Congress Party could never rule on its own. It was also a way to keep the people divided.
- The Government of India Act 1935 was replaced by the Constitution of India after independence.
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