Previous Year Question
By which of the following Acts was Burma separated from India?
A.
Government of India Act, 1935
B.
Queen's Proclamation
C.
Morley-Minto Reforms
D.
Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms, 1919
Correct Answer: A
Detailed Solution
The Government of India Act, 1935 provided the statutory
basis for the separation of Burma from India.
The strongest evidence is the original text of the Government of India Act, 1935 itself. Section 2(2) expressly
provided that Burma would cease to be part of India from the appointed day.
The separation became effective on 1 April 1937. Historical Government of India records also identify 1 April 1937 as the
date on which Burma was separated.
The chronology is therefore:
1935 — Legal provision under the Government of India Act
1 April 1937 — Separation of Burma from India took effect