Question

Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R):

Assertion (A): Bulk of the provisions of the ·constitution of India were adopted from the Government of India Act of 1935.

Reason (R): The congress party passed a resolution adopting the government of India Act of 1935 as the basis of the constitution.

Options

• Both (A) and are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

• Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

• (A) is correct, but (R) is not correct.

• (R) is correct, but (A} is not correct.

Answer 1

(A) is correct, but (R) is not correct.

Explanation:

The provisions of the Government of India Act 1935, though never fully implemented, had a significant impact on the Indian Constitution. Many important aspects of the constitution are directly derived from this Act. It's a long and detailed document with 321 sections and 10 schedules. The majority of today's constitution is based on this.