1935 Act and Provincial Ministries

Question 1

The ____ established a Federation of India with an elected legislature in every province.

Answer 1

Government of India Act, 1935

Question 2

Name the two houses of the Federal Legislature as proposed under the Government of India Act, 1935

Answer 2

Council of States and House of Assembly

Question 3

How many provinces did Congress have a clear majority in?

Answer 3

5

Question 4

Which provinces did the Congress emerge as the single largest party in?

Answer 4

Bengal. NWFP, Assam and Bombay

Question 5

In how many provinces out of 11 did Congress form ministries?

Answer 5

7 plus 2 coalition ministries

Question 6

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?

Answer 6

Conditional Acceptance

Question 7

Prisoners from which conspiracy case were released in UP?

Answer 7

Kakori

Question 8

Which ministry remitted pending loans taken by peasants from the government?

Answer 8

Madras Ministry

Question 9

The Bombay Ministry passed the _____ to increase the wages of mill hands and to prevent strikes and lockouts in 1938.

Answer 9

Industrial Dispute Act

Question 10

Where and when did the All India National Education Conference take place?

Answer 10

Wardha, October 1937

Question 11

Which Commission was formed by the Congress in October 1937?

Answer 11

Labour Commission

Question 12

Which Commission was formed by the Fazlul Huq ministry in Bengal?

Answer 12

Land Revenue Commission

Question 13

Tenancy Legislation was taken up in _____.

Answer 13

all Congress ministries

Question 14

_______ was amended by Fazlul Huq to relieve the ryots.

Answer 14

Bengal Tenancy Act

Question 15

An important feature of the period was _______.

Answer 15

Increased leftist influence on the working class

Question 16

Who did Congress support in Sindh?

Answer 16

Gulam Hussain Hidayatullah

Question 17

Who did Congress support in Assam?

Answer 17

Gopinath Bardaloil

Question 18

What did the Government of India Act establish at the Centre and Provinces?

Answer 18

Dyarchy and Provincial Autonomy

Question 19

Which areas were separated from India by the 1935 Act?

Answer 19

Burma and Aden

Question 20

What were the qualifications for voters and features of the electorate?

Answer 20

Franchise was based on property qualifications; Communal and separate electorate and the system of weightage were retained.

Question 21

What were the powers given to the Governor General under the 1935 Act?

Answer 21

Foreign Affairs, Defence, discretionary powers and power to frame Ordinances

Question 22

_____ was abolished and 3 to 6 advisors were appointed in its place. (1935 Act)

Answer 22

India Council

Question 23

_____ was to be appointed by the Governor General for 5 years. (1935 Act)

Answer 23

High Commissioner of India

Question 24

How many elected and nominated members was the Council of States to have? (1935 Act)

Answer 24

260 elected, 104 nominated

Question 25

One-third of the members of the ______ retired every year. (1935 Act)

Answer 25

Council of States

Question 26

How many elected and nominated members was the Federal Assembly to have? (1935 Act)

Answer 26

375 elected, 125 nominated

Question 27

Who were to nominate members to the Federal Assembly and Council of States? (1935 Act)

Answer 27

Rulers of the native states

Question 28

Which provinces had bicameral legislatures?

Answer 28

Madras, Bombay, Bengal, UP, Bihar and Assam

Question 29

Which party rejected the Act of 1935?

Answer 29

The Princes

Question 30

Who was ready to give the Act of 1935 a try despite criticising it?

Answer 30

Muslim League

Question 31

Who was ready to take part in the provincial portion of the 1935 Act under protest?

Answer 31

Congress