Modern History PYQ 513 of 636 · Constitutional Development of India

About which Act, Jawaharlal Nehru had said, "We were provided with a car with all brakes and no engine"?

  1. AAct of 1858
  2. BAct of 1909
  3. CAct of 1919
  4. DAct of 1935
  5. ENone of the above/More than one of the above

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Correct answer: (d) Act of 1935

Explanation

About the Act of 1935, Jawaharlal Nehru said, “A car that has brakes but no engine.” He served as the Prime Minister of India from 1947 to 1964. He was a leading proponent of Panchsheel and believed in non-alignment.

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