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Q128 (IAS/2003) History & Culture › Modern India (Pre-1857) › Charter Acts and councils Answer Verified

Which one of the following provisions was NOT made in the Charter Act of 1833?

Result
Your answer: —  ·  Correct: D
Explanation

The Charter Act of 1833 abolished the East India Company’s commercial/trading functions and made it a purely administrative body [1]. It also redesignated the head of administration as the Governor‑General of India and centralized legislative authority in the Governor‑General in Council [1]. The Act furthermore provided for the addition of a professional “law member” to the Governor‑General’s council to advise on legislation [3]. However, it did not provide for an Indian to be appointed as that Law Member; Indians had no participation in the council then and the first Indian nominations to the Legislative Council occurred only in the 1860s (from 1862 onward) [4].

Sources

  1. [1] Indian Polity, M. Laxmikanth(7th ed.) > Chapter 1: Historical Background > The features of this Act were as follows: > p. 3
  2. [2] History , class XI (Tamilnadu state board 2024 ed.) > Chapter 17: Effects of British Rule > 17.1Establishment of British Raj > p. 265
  3. [3] Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 26: Constitutional, Administrative and Judicial Developments > The Charter Act of 1833 > p. 506
  4. [4] https://www.pib.gov.in/newsite/erelcontent.aspx?relid=161805
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