By which of the following Acts was the India Council abolished?

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The Government of India Act 1935. The Government of India Act, 1935 was passed by the British Parliament in August 1935. The provisions of the Act were as follows- (i) The Act provided creation of an All India Federation which consists of British India and princely states. (ii) This Act also divided powers between the centre and the provinces. There were three lists which gave the subjects under each government. (i) Federal List (Centre) (ii) Provincial List (Provinces) (iii) Concurrent List (Both). (iii) The Act gave more autonomy to the provinces. Dyarchy was abolished at the provincial levels. The Governor was the head of the executive. There was a Council of Ministers to advise him. The ministers were responsible to the provincial legislatures who controlled them. The legislature could also remove the ministers. The subjects under the Federal List were divided into two: Reserved and Transferred. The reserved subjects were controlled by the Governor-General who administered them with the help of three Counsellors appointed by him. They were not responsible to the legislature. These subjects included defence, ecclesiastical affairs (church- related), external affairs, press, police, taxation, justice, power resources and tribal affairs. The transferred subjects were administered by the Governor-General with his Council of Ministers (not more than 10). The Council had to act in confidence with the legislature. The subjects in this list included local government, forests, education, health, etc. However, the Governor- General had ‘special powers’ to interfere in the transferred subjects also. (iv) It also provided to establish bicameral federal legislature. The two houses were the Federal Assembly (lower house) and the Council of States (upper house). Federal assembly had a term of five years. Both houses had representatives from the princely states also. The representatives of the princely states were to be nominated by the rulers and not elected. The representatives of British India were to be elected. Some were to be nominated by the Governor-General. There were to be separate electorates for the minority communities, women and the depressed classes. Bicameral legislatures were introduced in some provinces also like Bengal, Madras, Bombay, Bihar, Assam and the United Provinces. (v) It also provided for establishment of a federal court at Delhi for the resolution of disputes between provinces and also between the centre and the provinces. It was to have one Chief Justice and not more than six judges. As per the Act the Indian Council was abolished. The Secretary of State for India would instead have a team of advisors. (vi) This Act introduced direct elections in India for the first time. About 10% of the whole population acquired voting rights. The British Parliament retained its supremacy over the Indian legislatures both provincial and federal. (vii) This Act also provided reorganization of princely states. Sindh was carved out of Bombay Presidency. Bihar and Orissa were spl

By which of the following Acts was the India Council abolished?

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