{"id":84704,"date":"2025-06-01T02:46:49","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T02:46:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=84704"},"modified":"2025-06-01T02:46:49","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T02:46:49","slug":"in-the-elections-to-the-provincial-legislatures-in-1937-in-british-ind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/in-the-elections-to-the-provincial-legislatures-in-1937-in-british-ind\/","title":{"rendered":"In the elections to the provincial legislatures in 1937 in British Ind"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the elections to the provincial legislatures in 1937 in British India<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. only about 10 to 12 percent of the population had the right to vote<\/li>\n<li>2. the untouchables had no right to vote<\/li>\n<li>3. the Congress won an absolute majority in five out of eleven provinces<\/li>\n<li>4. the Muslim League won more than 80 percent of the seats reserved for Muslims<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Select the correct answer using the code given below.<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1, 3 and 4&#8243; option2=&#8221;1 and 4 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;1 and 3 only&#8221; option4=&#8221;2, 3 and 4&#8243; correct=&#8221;option3&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC CDS-1 &#8211; 2017<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-cds-1-2017.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-cds-1-2017\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nThe correct answer is C) 1 and 3 only. Statements 1 and 3 correctly describe aspects of the 1937 provincial elections in British India, while statements 2 and 4 are incorrect.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\n&#8211; Statement 1 is correct. The Government of India Act, 1935, which governed these elections, significantly expanded the franchise compared to earlier acts, but it was still limited based on property, tax, and education qualifications. Only about 10-15% of the total population was eligible to vote.<br \/>\n&#8211; Statement 2 is incorrect. Untouchables (Depressed Classes) were granted voting rights. Following the Poona Pact (1932), they were given reserved seats within joint electorates. They had the right to vote.<br \/>\n&#8211; Statement 3 is correct. The Indian National Congress contested the elections widely and won absolute majorities in five out of eleven provinces: Madras, Central Provinces, United Provinces, Bihar, and Orissa. They later formed governments in two more provinces (Bombay and NWFP).<br \/>\n&#8211; Statement 4 is incorrect. The Muslim League performed poorly in the 1937 elections, winning only a small percentage of the total Muslim vote and a minority of the seats reserved for Muslims across India. They did not win more than 80 percent of the seats reserved for Muslims; their share was much lower.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nThe 1937 elections were a significant step in the constitutional development of India, leading to the formation of provincial ministries largely by the Congress party. The limited franchise highlighted the undemocratic nature of the system, and the Muslim League&#8217;s poor performance influenced its later demand for Pakistan.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the elections to the provincial legislatures in 1937 in British India 1. only about 10 to 12 percent of the population had the right to vote 2. the untouchables had no right to vote 3. the Congress won an absolute majority in five out of eleven provinces 4. the Muslim League won more than &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"In the elections to the provincial legislatures in 1937 in British Ind\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/in-the-elections-to-the-provincial-legislatures-in-1937-in-british-ind\/#more-84704\">Detailed Solution<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">In the elections to the provincial legislatures in 1937 in British Ind<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1087],"tags":[1101,1124,1232],"class_list":["post-84704","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upsc-cds-1","tag-1101","tag-modern-history-of-india","tag-provincial-election-and-formation-of-cabinet-1937","no-featured-image-padding"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>In the elections to the provincial legislatures in 1937 in British Ind<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The correct answer is C) 1 and 3 only. 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