UPSC Prelims 2003·GS1·history·modern history

Which one of the following provisions was NOT made in the Charter Act of 1833?

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  1. AThe trading activities of the East India Company were to be abolished
  2. BThe designation of the supreme authority was to be changed as the Governor General of India in Council
  3. CAll law-making powers to be conferred on Governor General in Council
  4. 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.
history: Which one of the following provisions was NOT made in the Charter Act of 1833?

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