2018 · Q106
Which one of the following is not a characteristic feature of the Indian Independence Act, 1947?
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- AThe Dominion of India got the residuary territory of India, excluding the provinces of Sind, Baluchistan, West Punjab, East Bengal and NWFP.
- BThe Act sought to lay down a Constitution by the Legislative will of the British Parliament.
- CThe Act proposed to set up two independent Dominions.
- DThe Constituent Assembly of each Dominion was to have unlimited power to frame and adopt any Constitution.
Explanation
The Independence Act created two independent Dominions (C true), gave the residuary territory of India to the Dominion of India (A true), and let each Constituent Assembly frame and adopt any constitution with unlimited power (D true). It did not lay down a constitution by the legislative will of the British Parliament — that is the opposite of what it did (B false). Hence B is not a characteristic feature.