Q. “This act made the Governor-General of Bengal as the Governor-General of India. It deprived the Governors of Bombay and Madras of their legislative powers. It attempted to introduce a system of open competition for selection of civil servants.” Which one of the following acts is being described in the above given paragraph?
Answer: A
Notes:
Exp) Option a is the correct answer. Features of the Charter Act of 1833:
- It made the Governor-General of Bengal as the GovernorGeneral of India and vested in him all civil and military powers. Lord William Bentick was the first governorgeneral of India.
- It deprived the governor of Bombay and Madras of their legislative powers. The Governor-General of India was given exclusive legislative powers for the entire British India.
- It ended the activities of the East India Company as a commercial body, which became a purely administrative body. It provided that the company’s territories in India were held by it ‘in trust for His Majesty, His heirs and successors’.
- The Charter Act of 1833 attempted to introduce a system of open competition for the selection of civil servants. However, this provision was negated after opposition from the Court of Directors.
