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Prelims 2023 · Modern History and the Freedom Struggle · Question 10

By which one of the following Acts was the Governor General of Bengal designated as the Governor General of India?

  1. The Regulating Act
  2. The Pitt's India Act
  3. The Charter Act of 1793
  4. The Charter Act of 1833

Answer

The Charter Act of 1833

  • (a) Regulating Act, 1773: It created the post of Governor-General of Bengal (Warren Hastings), not Governor-General of India. Incorrect.
  • (b) Pitt's India Act, 1784: It strengthened British control through the Board of Control, but did not redesignate the office as Governor-General of India. Incorrect.
  • (c) Charter Act of 1793: It mainly renewed the Company's charter and continued existing arrangements; no such redesignation was made. Incorrect.
  • (d) Charter Act of 1833: It made the Governor-General of Bengal the Governor-General of India; Lord William Bentinck was the first to hold this title. Correct.
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