With reference to the Government of India Act, 1935, consider the following statements: 1. It provided for the establishment of an All India Federation based on the union of the British Indian Provinces and Princely States. 2. Defence and Foreign Affairs

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Q: 69 (IAS/2024)
With reference to the Government of India Act, 1935, consider the following statements:
1. It provided for the establishment of an All India Federation based on the union of the British Indian Provinces and Princely States.
2. Defence and Foreign Affairs were kept under the control of the federal legislature.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

question_subject: 

Polity

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IAS

The Government of India Act, 1935 aimed to establish an All India Federation consisting of British Indian provinces and princely states. However, Defence and Foreign Affairs powers were retained by the British Government, not the federal legislature.