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Topic Provincial autonomy
Asked 5 times across 3 UPSC exams over 5 years (2017–2022), peaking in 2017.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 3 of 5 PYQs
- Most asked in 2017
- Recurs across 2 years (2017–2022)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CDS 2017 → CISF 2022
How the concept evolved
Long-running — most appearances (3 of 5) predate 2016, and it still returns.
Related concepts
Ideas UPSC tests alongside this one — keep exploring.
Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CISF2022
'Provincial Autonomy' was the most redeeming feature of which one of the following Acts ?
- A The Government of India Act, 1919
- B The Government of India Act, 1935 ✓
- C The Rowlatt Act, 1919
- D The Indian Councils Act, 1892
✓ Correct answer: (B)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
CDS2017
In the elections to the provincial legislatures in 1937 in British India
- only about 10 to 12 percent of the population had the right to vote
- the untouchables had no right to vote
- the Congress won an absolute majority in five out of eleven provinces
- the Muslim League won more than 80 percent of the seats reserved for Muslims
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
- A 1, 3 and 4
- B 1 and 4 only
- C 1 and 3 only ✓
- D 2, 3 and 4
✓ Correct answer: (C)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
CSE
Which one of the following is NOT a feature of the Government of India Act of 1935?
- A Dyarchy at the Centre as well as in the provinces ✓
- B A bicameral legislature
- C Provincial autonomy
- D An All-India federation
✓ Correct answer: (A)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
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