2023 · Q20
Which one of the following is not correct about the Indian Independence Act, 1947?
General KnowledgeIndian Polity and Governance
- AThe Bill for the Indian Independence Act was introduced in Parliament on July 4 and received the Royal Assent on July 18, 1947.
- BAct of 1947 laid down the basic framework of the Indian Constitution.
- CThe Act provided for the establishment of two independent Dominions to be known as India and Pakistan.
- DThe Act empowered the Constituent Assembly of each Dominion to have unlimited power to frame and adopt any constitution.
Explanation
Statement B is not correct: the Indian Independence Act, 1947 merely partitioned British India into the dominions of India and Pakistan and gave each Constituent Assembly plenary constitution-making power; it laid down no framework of the Indian Constitution. A is true (Bill introduced 4 July, Royal Assent 18 July 1947), C is true (two independent dominions), and D is true (unlimited power to frame a constitution).