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SSC Indian Polity and Civics Sample Paper NCERT Sample Paper-5

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    The policy of legislative devolution which ultimately culminated in the grant of complete autonomy was introduced by the

    A)  Indian Councils Act, 1892

    B)  Minto-Morley Reforms Act, 1909

    C)  Government of India Act, 1858

    D)  Indian Councils Act, 1861

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    [d] Indian Councils Act, 1861 initiated the process of decentralisation by restoring the legislative powers to the Bombay and Madras Presidencies. It thus reversed the centralising tendency that started from the Regulating of 1773 and reached its climax under the Charter Act of 1833. This policy of legislative devolution resulted in the grant of almost complete internal autonomy to the provinces in 1937.


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