Modern History
2023
British Governor Generals
Regulating Acts
By which one of the following Acts was the Governor General of Bengal designated as the Governor General of India?
A.The Regulating Act
C.The Charter Act of 1793
B.The Pitt's India Act
D.The Charter Act of 1833
Correct Answer: Option D
The Charter Act of 1833 marked the final move towards centralization in British India.
Key provisions of the Act:
- It redesignated the Governor-General of Bengal as the Governor-General of India, vesting in him all civil and military powers.
- It established the Government of India, with authority over all British territories in India, for the first time.
- Lord William Bentinck became the first Governor-General of India.
- It stripped the Governors of Bombay and Madras of their legislative powers, granting exclusive legislative powers for all of British India to the Governor-General of India.
Hence, option (d) is the correct answer.
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