Which one of the following is not a characteristic feature of the Indian Independence Act, 1947?
The Dominion of India got the residuary territory of India, excluding the provinces of Sind, Baluchistan, West Punjab, East Bengal and NWFP.
The Act sought to lay down a Constitution by the Legislative will of the British Parliament.
The Act proposed to set up two independent Dominions.
The Constituent Assembly of each Dominion was to have unlimited power to frame and adopt any Constitution.
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C) is correct. The Act provided for the creation of two independent Dominions: India and Pakistan.
D) is correct. Section 8 of the Act explicitly stated that the Constituent Assembly of each Dominion was to have unlimited power to frame and adopt any Constitution and to repeal any existing British law, including the Independence Act itself.