Constitutional and administrative development 1858-1947
Government of India Act 1935
Practise 2 PYQsConcepts to cover
- Federation of British provinces and acceding princely states; princes' accession never reached the threshold so the federal part never operated
- Dyarchy abolished in provinces, responsible ministries, Governor's special responsibilities and discretionary powers, Section 93 emergency
- Dyarchy introduced at the centre: defence, external affairs, ecclesiastical and tribal areas reserved to the Governor-General acting with counsellors
- Federal, provincial and concurrent lists; Federal Court 1937; Reserve Bank of India 1935; Federal Public Service Commission; Council of India abolished
- Franchise extended to about ten percent of the population, separate electorates retained and extended, reserved seats for women in legislatures, Burma separated, Sindh and Orissa created, bicameral legislatures in six provinces
Where to study
A Brief History of Modern India · Rajiv Ahir (Spectrum)
- ch. 26 Constitutional, Administrative and Judicial Developments
Themes in Indian History Part III, Class XII, Theme 12 Framing the Constitution: The Beginning of a New Era
- Theme 12 Framing the Constitution, pp. 1-29 (printed 316-344)
- Theme 12 Framing the Constitution, 2. The Vision of the Constitution, p. 12 (printed 327)
India’s Struggle for Independence, 1857–1947 · Bipan Chandra and others
- ch. 28 The Freedom Struggle in Princely India, pp. 356-374
- ch. 26 Twenty-eight Months of Congress Rule, pp. 323-342
Themes in Indian History Part III, Class XII, Theme 11 Mahatma Gandhi and the Nationalist Movement: Civil Disobedience and Beyond
- Theme 11 Mahatma Gandhi and the Nationalist Movement, 3.2 Dialogues, p. 16 (printed 301)
Our Pasts III, Class VIII, Chapter 8: The Making of the National Movement: 1870s-1947
- ch. 8 The Making of the National Movement: 1870s-1947, The March to Dandi, p. 14 (printed 106)