Consider the following statements: Some of the main features of the Government of India Act, 1935 were the: 1. Abolition of diarchy in the Governors provinces 2. Power of the Governors to veto legislative action and to legislate on their own 3. Abolition

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Q: 3 (IAS/2004)
Consider the following statements: Some of the main features of the Government of India Act, 1935 were the:
1. Abolition of diarchy in the Governors’ provinces
2. Power of the Governors to veto legislative action and to legislate on their own
3. Abolition of the principle of communal representation
Which of the statements given above is are correct?

question_subject: 

History

question_exam: 

IAS

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{'legislative action': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'india act': [7, 1, 13, 15], 'governors': [1, 0, 0, 0], 'abolition': [9, 1, 5, 13], 'government': [5, 0, 0, 1], 'communal representation': [1, 0, 2, 1], 'principle': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'provinces': [0, 1, 0, 0], 'power': [24, 3, 21, 61]}

Statement 1 is correct. The Government of India Act, 1935 abolished the diarchy system in the Governors` provinces, ending the dual executive structure and granting more powers to elected Indian ministers.

Statement 2 is also correct. The Act granted the Governors the power to veto legislative action and allowed them to enact laws without the consent of the legislative bodies in certain circumstances.

Therefore, the correct answer is "1 and 2."

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