UPSC CSE Prelims
Question 13
By which one of the following Acts was the Governor General of Bengal designated as the Governor General of India?
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Correct answer: D
Correct Option: D (The Charter Act of 1833)
Explanation: The Charter Act of 1833 re-designated the Governor-General of Bengal as the Governor-General of India and centralized lawmaking.
Option-wise Analysis:
A. Incorrect-The Regulating Act of 1773 created the Governor-General of Bengal, not of all India.
B. Incorrect-Pitt’s India Act of 1784 instituted dual control but did not confer this new title.
C. Incorrect-The 1793 Charter Act continued company arrangements without the stated re-designation.
D. Correct-the Charter Act of 1833 created the office of Governor-General of India.