The Indian Independence Act

Question 1

When was the Indian Independence act?

Answer 1

1947

Question 2

What was the Indian Independence act?

Answer 2

The Indian Independence Act of 1947 was a landmark legislation that marked the end of British colonial rule in India.

Question 3

When was the Indian Independence act passed and when did it come into affect?

Answer 3

It was passed by the British parliament in July 1947, and came into effect in August 1947.

Question 4

What did the act provide for? What did it end?

Answer 4

The act provided for the partition of India into two separate and independent countries - India and Pakistan, therefore ending almost 200 years of British colonial rule in the subcontinent.

Question 5

What did the Act say about partition?

Answer 5

The subcontinent would be divided into two separate and independent countries - India and Pakistan.

Question 6

What did the Act say about the status of both India and Pakistan in the British Commonwealth?

Answer 6

India and Pakistan would be two independent dominion states within the British Commonwealth on 15 August 1947.

Question 7

What did the Act say about who would determine the boundries?

Answer 7

The boundaries of the two new states would be determined by the Radcliffe Commission.

Question 8

What did the Act say about which provinces would make up Pakistan?

Answer 8

Pakistan would be comprised of West Punjab, East Bengal, West Bengal, Sindh, Balochistan, and North-West Frontier Province (NWFP).

Question 9

What did the Act say about the princely states?

Answer 9

The princely states would be free to join either India or Pakistan, or could choose to remain independent.

Question 10

What did the Act say about the transfer of power?

Answer 10

There would be a transfer of power from the British government to the Indian leadership.

Question 11

What did the Act say about Constituent Assemblies?

Answer 11

Two separate Constituent Assemblies would be established to draft the constitutions of India and Pakistan.

Question 12

What were the main points of the act?

Answer 12

The main points of the act were:

1. The subcontinent would be divided into two separate and independent countries - India and Pakistan.
2. India and Pakistan would be two independent dominion states within the British Commonwealth on 15 August 1947.
3. The boundaries of the two new states would be determined by the Radcliffe Commission.
4. Pakistan would be comprised of West Punjab, East Bengal, West Bengal, Sindh, Balochistan, and North-West Frontier Province (NWFP).
5. The princely states would be free to join either India or Pakistan, or could choose to remain independent.
6. There would be a transfer of power from the British government to the Indian leadership.
7. Two separate Constituent Assemblies would be established to draft the constitutions of India and Pakistan.