Which one of the following provisions was not made in the Charter Act of 1833?
(A) The trading activities of the East India Company were to be abolished.
(B) The designation of the supreme authority was to be changed as the Governor General of India-in-Council.
(C) All law-making powers to be conferred on Governor-General-in-council.
(D) An Indian was to be appointed as a Law Member of the Governor-General’s Council.
Correct Answer : An Indian was to be appointed as a Law Member of the Governor-General’s Council.
Question Asked : IAS (Pre) 2003
The Charter Act, 1833, was renewed on the condition that Company should abandon its trade entirely, alike with India and China and permit Europeans to settle freely in India. The Company lost its monopoly in China and also the trade of tea which it enjoyed with Charter Act of 1813. Governor General of Bengal was made the Governor General of British India with this Act, and all financial and administrative powers were centralized in the hands of Governor-General-in- Council. The 4th member was not entitled to act as a member of the Council except for legislative purposes. A British member was appointed as a Law Member in the Governor-General’s Council. A first fourth person appointed as the Member of the Council was Lord Macaulay. Thus option (D) is the correct answer.
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