UPSC Prelims 2023 · Question 10 of 97
UPSC Prelims 2023 question on Charter Act 1833
- ExamUPSC CSE
- Year2023
- PaperGeneral Studies Paper I
- SubjectModern History
- TopicConstitutional Development
- DifficultyEasy
- TypeDirect
By which one of the following Acts was the Governor General of Bengal designated as the Governor General of India?
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Answer: D. The Charter Act of 1833
Verdict
Correct answer: The Charter Act of 1833 → Option (d).
Analysis
Charter Act of 1833: This Act was the final step towards centralisation in British India.
It made the Governor-General of Bengal as the Governor-General of India and vested in him all civil and military powers.
The act created, for the first time, the Government of India having authority over the entire territorial area possessed by the British in India.
Lord William Bentick was the first Governor-General of India under this Act.
It deprived the Governor of Bombay and Madras of their legislative powers.