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In the Federation established by the Government of India Act of 1935, residuary powers were given to the

  1. Federal Legislature
  2. Governor General
  3. Provincial Legislature
  4. Provincial Governors

Explanation

Option (b) is correct
  • The Act proposed an All India Federation of British provinces and princely states.
  • It provided a bicameral legislature at the Centre:
    • The lower house (the Federal Assembly): It consists of 375 members: 250 (67%) were elected by the legislative assemblies of the British Indian provinces; 125 (33%) were nominated by the rulers of the princely states.
    • The upper house (the Council of State): It consists of 260 members: 156 (60%) were elected from British India, and 104 (40%) were nominated by the rulers of the princely states
  • The act divided the power between the centre and units in three lists:
    1. Federal list (59 subjects): For Centres
    2. Provincial list (54 subjects): For provinces
    3. Concurrent list (36 subjects): Residuary powers were given to the Governor-General.
Answer: (b) Governor-General; Difficulty Level: Easy
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