Political Science · Political Institutions in India
Which Act was the final step towards centralisation in British India?
AThe Charter Act of 1813
BThe Charter Act of 1833 ✓ Correct
CThe Charter Act of 1853
DThe Regulating Act of 1773
Correct answer: (B) The Charter Act of 1833 — The Charter Act of 1833 was the final step towards centralisation, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★The Charter Act of 1833 was the final step towards centralisation, so that is the answer.
★It made the Governor-General of Bengal the Governor-General of India.
★It vested in him all civil and military powers.
★It stripped the governors of Bombay and Madras of their legislative powers.
★This concentrated authority at the centre.
★The other Acts did not complete this centralisation.
★Thus the answer is the Charter Act of 1833.
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