History · Sources of Modern Indian History
UGC NET June 2019 History
When was the phrase proclaiming the Governor-General to be 'the servant of the emperor' omitted from his official seal?
AAfter the Government of India Act, 1858
BAfter the Charter Act of 1833
CAfter the Charter Act of 1813 ✓ Correct
DAfter Pitt's India Act of 1784
Correct answer: (C) After the Charter Act of 1813 — The phrase was omitted after the Charter Act of 1813, so the answer is the Charter Act of 1813.
Explanation
★The phrase was omitted after the Charter Act of 1813, so the answer is the Charter Act of 1813.
★The official seal of the Governor-General had carried the phrase 'the servant of the emperor'.
★This referred to the nominal authority of the Mughal emperor.
★The phrase was omitted from the seal after the Charter Act of 1813.
★The later Act of 1858 transferred power from the Company to the Crown.
★So the omission of this phrase came after the Charter Act of 1813.
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