Bissoy.com
Doctors Medicines MCQs Q&A

By which Act, the Governor General of Bengal became the Governor General of India?

By which Act, the Governor General of Bengal became the Governor General of India? Correct Answer Charter Act of 1833

The correct answer is Charter Act of 1833.

  • Charter Act of 1833 (Saint Helena Act 1833) was the outcome of the Industrial Revolution in England.
    • It made the Governor-General of Bengal as the Governor-General of India and vested in him all civil and military powers.
    • Lord William Bentick was the first governor-general 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 entire British India.
    • It ended the activities of the East India Company as a commercial body, which became a purely administrative body.
    • India’s first law commission was set up under the Charter act of 1833 and Lord Macaulay was made its Chairman.

Important Points

Charter Act of 1793
  • It also is known as the East India Company Act 1793.
  • It provisionals the Company’s trade monopoly with India.
  • The realm of Governance of the Governor-General increased over the Governors of Bombay and Madras.
  • A ‘Regular code’ of all regulations that could be enacted for the internal Government of British territory in Bengal was framed.
Pitt's India Act (1784)
  • It was named for the British prime minister William Pitt the Younger.
  • It established the dual system of control by the British government and the East India Company.
The Bengal Districts Act, 1836
  • Power to create new zilas (districts) with proper lawful.

Related Questions

Which of the following statements is correct about the " Regulating act of 1773"? 1) It was enacted for the better management of East India Company. 2) It designated Governor of Bengal as Governor General of Bengal. 3) William Bentick became the First Governor-General of Bengal.  
In which of the act, the Governor-General of Bengal became as the Governor-General of India?
Consider the following statements: 1. By Pitt’s India Act, the members of the Governor General’s Council were reduced to three. 2. Pitt’s India Act abolished the monopoly of the Company’s Indian Trade. 3. By Pitt’s India Act, through a supplementary act, the Governor-General was empowered to hold the office of commander-in-chief in special cases. Which of the above statements is correct?
Which of the following statements is correct about " Charter Act of 1833"? 1) In this act, the title of "Governor-General of Bengal" was converted to "Governor-General of India" 2) This act ended the activity of East Indian Company as commercial body and was made purely administrative body. 3) The Macaulay committee on Civil Services was made.
Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct, regarding the duties and rights of the Attorney-General for India in performance of his duties?
1. The Attorney-General for India shall give advice to the Government of India upon legal matters.
2. The Attorney-General for India shall have a right to audience in all Courts in India.
3. The Attorney-General for India shall have the right to speak in the proceedings of either House.
4. The Attorney-General for India shall not be liable to any proceedings in any court in respect of anything said by him in Parliament or any committee thereof.
Which of the following statements relating to the Indian Councils Act, 1861 is/are correct? 1. The Act introduced a grain of popular element by including non-official members in the Governor-General’s Executive Council. 2. The members were nominated and their functions were confined exclusively to consideration of legislative proposals placed before it by the Governor-General. 3. The Governor-General did not have effective legislative power. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Which one of the following four addresses is NOT EXACTLY the same as the one given below? Nusrat Jahan 138 F, Pragya colony Meena street West bengal i. Nusrat Jahan 138 F, Pragya colony Meena street West bengal ii. Nusrat Jahan 138 F, Pragya colony Meena street West bengal iii. Nusrat Jahan 130 F, Pragya colony Meena street West bengal iv. Nusrat Jahan 138 F, Pragya colony Meena street West bengal 
Which one of the following four addresses is NOT EXACTLY the same as the one given below? Zalmia menum Diksham Watch 12 triump West Bengal i. Zalmia menum Diksham Watch 12 triump West Bengal ii. Zalmia menum Diksham Watch 12 triump West Bengal iii. Zalmia menum Diksham Watch 12 trimup West Bengal iv. Zalmia menum Diksham Watch 12 triump West Bengal
When Lord Mountbatten became the first Governor-General of India, who among the following became the Governor General for Pakistan?
Which of the following is/are correct regarding the office of Governor in India? 1. One Governor can act as Governor of more than one State 2. The Governor has the power to grant pardons, reprieves, remission of punishment to persons convicted under the State Law 3. The Governor is appointed by the President on the recommendation of the Chief Minister of the respective State Select the correct answer using the code given below