Question

Describe the main defects in the government of india act of 1935

Answer 1

The following were the main defects of the Government of India Act of 1935:

The autonomy introduced at provincial level was restricted and limited.

The provincial governors retained important powers ahead of elected representatives.

The British authorities retained the right to suspend an elected government.

Answer 2

Defects in the ‘Government of India’ act of 1935

The Government of India Act of 1935 was one of the longest Act, under the ‘British Act of Parliament’. The Act did not make any reference of dominion status to India. There was no mention of Independence of India and the British kept all the controls of the government with them.  

The Indians had limited right to vote with separate communal electorates. The British made sure that the Congress party would not get a chance to rule the government.