<Li> the establishment of a Federal Court </Li> <P> However, the degree of autonomy introduced at the provincial level was subject to important limitations: the provincial Governors retained important reserve powers, and the British authorities also retained a right to suspend responsible government . </P> <P> The parts of the Act intended to establish the Federation of India never came into operation, due to opposition from rulers of the princely states . The remaining parts of the Act came into force in 1937, when the first elections under the act were also held . </P> <P> Indians had increasingly been demanding a greater role in the government of their country since the late 19th century . The Indian contribution to the British war effort during the First World War meant that even the more conservative elements in the British political establishment felt the necessity of constitutional change, resulting in the Government of India Act, 1919 . That Act introduced a novel system of government known as provincial "diarchy", i.e., certain areas of government (such as education) were placed in the hands of ministers responsible to the provinces even for those areas over which they had gained nominal control, the "purse strings" were still in the hands of British officialdom . </P>

This government act was passed in response to which of the following (3 points)