Q – Which of the following Acts introduced the ‘Principle of Constitutional Autocracy’?
(a) The Indian Councils Act of 1909
(b) The Government of India Act of 1919
(c) The Government of India Act of 1935
(d) The Indian Independence Act of 1947
M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2017
Ans. (c)
Explanation – The Principle of Constitutional Autocracy was introduced by the Government of India Act, 1935. This Act vested the executive authority of Provinces in the Governors and of centre in the Governor-General on the behalf of the Crown.
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Principle of Constitutional Autocracy The Government of India Act, 1935 was the act that brought Constitutional Autocracy to India. Autocracy refers to the governance system in which one person holds the absolute power of a state, but in a constitutional autocracy ( according to the GoI Act of 1935 ) the constitution provided absolute power over all provinces to the Governors and Governors-General who worked on behalf of the crown. |