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What was the primary role of the Governor-General of India and the provincial governors under the new constitutional arrangement?
What was the primary role of the Governor-General of India and the provincial governors under the new constitutional arrangement?
- To act as the executive head of the state
- To exercise absolute power over the state
- To act on the advice of the respective council of ministers (correct)
- To act as a symbolic figurehead with no real authority
Which title was discontinued from the royal titles of the King of England?
Which title was discontinued from the royal titles of the King of England?
- King of the United Kingdom
- Emperor of India (correct)
- King of the British Empire
- Defender of the Faith
What change was made regarding the appointment to civil services and reservation of posts?
What change was made regarding the appointment to civil services and reservation of posts?
- The appointment and reservation were taken over by the Indian government
- The appointment and reservation were continued as before
- The appointment and reservation were abolished entirely
- The appointment and reservation were discontinued by the Secretary of State for India (correct)
What happened to the civil servants appointed before August 15, 1947?
What happened to the civil servants appointed before August 15, 1947?
Who became the first Governor-General of the new Dominion of India?
Who became the first Governor-General of the new Dominion of India?
Who was sworn in as the first Prime Minister of independent India?
Who was sworn in as the first Prime Minister of independent India?
What became the Parliament of the Indian Dominion?
What became the Parliament of the Indian Dominion?
Which portfolio did Jawaharlal Nehru hold in the Interim Government?
Which portfolio did Jawaharlal Nehru hold in the Interim Government?
Which portfolio did Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel hold in the Interim Government?
Which portfolio did Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel hold in the Interim Government?
Which event marked the end of British rule and the transfer of power to the new independent Dominions of India and Pakistan?
Which event marked the end of British rule and the transfer of power to the new independent Dominions of India and Pakistan?
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