Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Modern History and the Freedom Struggle

Which one of the following was provided by the Indian Independence Act of 1947?

  1. India and Pakistan would initially function through a single Constituent Assembly and a common central legislature.
  2. The Government of India Act, 1935 would cease to operate immediately upon the creation of the two dominions.
  3. A common Governor-General would supervise both dominions until their respective constitutions came into force.
  4. Each dominion’s Constituent Assembly would exercise legislative powers, while the existing Central Legislative Assembly and Council of States would be dissolved.
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