UPSC History Optional · Paper II · 2024 · Q1(d) · 10 marks
The federal provisions of the Government of India Act of 1935 foundered on the rock of princely intransigence. 10 Marks
- Chapter
- Constitutional Developments in the Colonial India between 1858 and 1935
- Topic
- Government of India Act, 1935
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