British Expansion in India: UPSC Previous Year Questions (Modern History)
1 previous year UPSC Prelims question on British Expansion in India (Modern History). Choose an option to see the answer and explanation.
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UPSC 2003Modern History · British Expansion in India
Q1. Which one of the following provisions was not made in the Charter Act of 1833?
Explanation
The Charter Act of 1833 marked a significant milestone in British India’s administrative history. It centralized governance, abolished the East India Company’s trading activities, and initiated legislative reforms to consolidate British rule. Statement (a) is correct: The Charter Act of 1833 ended the trading activities of the East India Company. The company was transformed into a purely administrative body, and its commercial functions were abolished. Statement (b) is correct The act changed the title of the supreme authority in India to Governor-General of India in Council. William Bentinck became the first Governor-General of India under this provision. Statement (c) is correct: The Charter Act of 1833 conferred all law-making powers on the Governor-General in Council, making it the sole legislative authority for all British territories in India. Statement (d) is incorrect:. The first Indian to be appointed as a Law Member in the Governor-General’s Council was Satyendra Prasad Sinha, but this happened much later under the Indian Councils Act of 1909 (Morley-Minto Reforms). The Charter Act of 1833 only created the post of a Law Member which was filled by British officials, such as Lord Macaulay.
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(d) An Indian was to be appointed as a Law Member in the Governor-General’s Council.
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