Which of the following statements are correct? 1. The Third Round Table Conference met in London in November 1932 without the participation of Congress 2. The discussions in the Third Round Table Conference led to the passing of the Government of India Act, 1935 3. The Government of India Act, 1935 did not favor the idea of provincial autonomy 4. The Governor was not given any power in the Act of 1935 to take over and run the administration of a province Select the answer using the code given below:
- A.3 and 4
- B.1 and 2
- C.2 and 3
- D.1 and 3
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, 1 and 2. The Third Round Table Conference met in London in November 1932 without the Congress, and its work led to the Government of India Act, 1935.
The Congress attended only the Second Round Table Conference (1931), with Gandhi as its sole representative. The Third Conference (17 November to 24 December 1932) was small, and the Congress stayed away because Civil Disobedience had resumed. Its conclusions went into a White Paper in 1933, examined by a Joint Select Committee, which produced the Act of 1935. The Act ended dyarchy in the provinces and introduced provincial autonomy, with responsible ministries elected in 1937. Yet the Governor kept special responsibilities and, under Section 93, could take over a province's administration when its constitutional machinery failed.
A, C and D are wrong: each includes statement 3 or 4. Statement 3 is false because provincial autonomy was the main feature of the Act, and statement 4 is false because Section 93 gave the Governor exactly that power.
Exam tip: Act of 1935 = provincial autonomy and proposed all-India federation; its Section 93 is the forerunner of Article 356.
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