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    .Consider the following statements with regard to the Government of India Act, 1935:
    1. The Act provided for the establishment of an All India Federation.
    2. The All India Federation was to be based on a union of the provinces of British India and the princely states.
    3. There was to be a bicameral federal legislature.
    4. The representative of the states was to be elected.
    5. Only 10 percent of total population in British India was given right to vote.
    Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?

    A)  1 and 2 only    

    B)  1, 2 and 3 only

    C)  2, 3 and 4 only 

    D)  1, 3, 4 and 5 only

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

     Many provisions were made under the Government of India Act 1935, some of them were :
    1. Establishment of all India Federation
    2. Separate electorate for every communal class
    3. All India Federation was to be consisted of provinces of British India and Indian states. But it was optional for Indian states to accept it or not.
    4. This Act made provision for the establishment of bicameral legislature- states council and Federal Assembly.
    5. The members of British provinces was to be elected by the provincial states council and members of states was to be nominated by the rulers of the states.


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