UPSC History Optional · Paper II · 2013 · Q3(b) · 25 marks
“Though the Act of 1919 was superseded by that of 1935, the preamble to the former was not repealed-the preservation of the smile of the Cheshire cat after its disappearance, and the latter said nothing about Dominion Status,” Elucidate.
- Chapter
- Constitutional Developments in the Colonial India between 1858 and 1935
- Topic
- Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms and Dyarchy
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