Which of the following is true of the series of Constitutional reforms passed by the Britishers in India?

A) Universal Adult Franchise was introduced for Indians.
B) Legislature elected in 1935 was responsible to the Governor appointed by the British.
C) These Acts were not directly debated and formulated by Indians.
D) The Constitutional reforms gradually increased the space for Indian participation in provincial governments.

Choose the correct answer from the given options:

B, C and D

The correct answer is Option 2 -B , C and D

Given Statements:

Option 1- Universal Adult Franchise was introduced for Indians. (INCORRECT)

This statement is NOT true. Universal Adult Franchise, meaning the right to vote for all adults regardless of property, caste, or gender, was not introduced during the British rule in India. It was only introduced in 1950, after India gained independence.

Option 2- Legislature elected in 1935 was responsible to the Governor appointed by the British. (CORRECT)
Option 3- These Acts were not directly debated and formulated by Indians. (CORRECT)
Option 4- The Constitutional reforms gradually increased the space for Indian participation in provincial governments. (CORRECT)

Explanation:

As the demand for representation grew, the British had been forced to introduce a series of constitutional reforms. A number of Acts were passed (1909, 1919 and 1935), gradually enlarging the space for Indian participation in provincial governments. The executive was made partly responsible to the provincial legislature in 1919, and almost entirely so under the Government of India Act of 1935. When elections were held in 1937, under the 1935 Act, the Congress came to power in eight out of the 11 provinces.

Yet we should not see an unbroken continuity between the earlier constitutional developments and what happened in the three years from 1946. While the earlier constitutional experiments were in response to the growing demand for a representative government, the Acts (1909, 1919 and 1935) were not directly debated and formulated by Indians. They were enacted by the colonial government. The electorate that elected the provincial bodies had expanded over the years, but even in 1935 it remained limited to no more than 10 to 15 per cent of the adult population: there was no universal adult franchise. The legislatures elected under the 1935 Act operated within the framework of colonial rule, and were responsible to the Governor appointed by the British. The vision that Nehru was trying to outline on 13 December 1946 was of the Constitution of an independent, sovereign Republic of India.