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The Government of India Act of 1935 borrowed its Preamble from

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. the Constitution of the USA
  2. the Constitution of Australia
  3. the Government of India Act of 1919
  4. the Pitt’s India Act

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: the Government of India Act of 1919

Explanation: ✅ Correct Answer: C) the Government of India Act of 1919 📚 Explanation: The 'Government of India Act of 1935' did not have its own preamble. Instead, it continued to follow the preamble of the 'Government of India Act of 1919', which had stated that the goal of British policy was the gradual development of self-governing institutions in India. This lack of a new preamble was seen by Indian nationalists as a sign of British reluctance to grant full independence.