1935 Act and Provincial Ministries Flashcards
The ____ established a Federation of India with an elected legislature in every province.
Government of India Act, 1935
Name the two houses of the Federal Legislature as proposed under the Government of India Act, 1935
Council of States and House of Assembly
How many provinces did Congress have a clear majority in?
5
Which provinces did the Congress emerge as the single largest party in?
Bengal. NWFP, Assam and Bombay
In how many provinces out of 11 did Congress form ministries?
7 plus 2 coalition ministries
The Congress accepted office based on the condition that the governors would not use their special powers to intervene in the functioning of the ministries. What was this called?
Conditional Acceptance
Prisoners from which conspiracy case were released in UP?
Kakori
Which ministry remitted pending loans taken by peasants from the government?
Madras Ministry
The Bombay Ministry passed the _____ to increase the wages of mill hands and to prevent strikes and lockouts in 1938.
Industrial Dispute Act
Where and when did the All India National Education Conference take place?
Wardha, October 1937
Which Commission was formed by the Congress in October 1937?
Labour Commission
Which Commission was formed by the Fazlul Huq ministry in Bengal?
Land Revenue Commission
Tenancy Legislation was taken up in _____.
all Congress ministries
_______ was amended by Fazlul Huq to relieve the ryots.
Bengal Tenancy Act
An important feature of the period was _______.
Increased leftist influence on the working class