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The Government of India Act, 1935 primarily aimed to:

1. Grant complete independence to India
2. Establish a Dominion status for India
3. Provide for a federal structure with provincial autonomy
4. Introduce universal adult suffrage

Correct answer: Provide for a federal structure with provincial autonomy

Solution

The Government of India Act, 1935 was the most important constitutional reform before independence. It proposed a federal structure and granted provincial autonomy, though the federation never fully came into effect.

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