Which one of the following provisions was NOT made in the Charter Act of 1833?
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- AThe trading activities of the East India Company were to be abolished
- BThe designation of the supreme authority was to be changed as the Governor General of India in Council
- CAll law-making powers to be conferred on Governor General in Council
- DAn Indian was to be appointed as a Law Member in the Governor-General’s CouncilCorrect
Explanation
The Charter Act of 1833 did create the seat for a fourth member in the Governor Generals Council as a Law Member. However, the act did not mandate that this member must be an Indian. The first person appointed to this position was Lord Macaulay, a British official. It was not until the Indian Councils Act of 1909 Satyendra Prasad Sinha became the first Indian to join the Viceroy Executive Council.
Options A, B, and C are incorrect because they were actual provisions of the 1833 Act. The company lost its commercial monopoly and became a purely administrative body, the Governor General of Bengal was redesignated as the Governor General of India, and legislative powers were centralized under his council.

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