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Which of the following statements correctly describes the framework of 'provincial autonomy' as introduced by the Government of India Act of 1935?
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- 1It allowed provinces to act as autonomous units of administration in their defined spheres and required the Governor to act with the advice of ministers responsible to the provincial legislature.✓
- 2It empowered the provinces to secede from the All-India Federation and manage their own foreign affairs if their respective legislatures passed a resolution.
- 3It mandated that the administration of all provincial subjects be overseen by the 15-member Council of India to ensure accountability to the British Parliament.
- 4It established a system where the provincial Governor was elected by the members of the legislative assembly and held supreme authority over all Federal List items.
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It allowed provinces to act as autonomous units of administration in their defined spheres and required the Governor to act with the advice of ministers responsible to the provincial legislature.
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