UPSC History Optional · Paper II · 2015 · Q4(c) · 10 marks
‘Although the Government of India Act 1935 replaced diarchy with Provincial Autonomy, the overriding powers of the Governor diluted the spirit of autonomy.” Elucidate.
- Chapter
- Constitutional Developments in the Colonial India between 1858 and 1935
- Topic
- Government of India Act, 1935
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