Q90. By which one of the following Acts was the Governor General of bengal designated as the Governor General of India?
a. The Regulating Act
b. The Pitt’s India Act
c. The Charter Act of 1793
d. The Charter Act of 1833
Question from UPSC Prelims 2023 GS Paper
Explanation :
d. The Charter Act of 1833
Governor-General of India
Governor-General of Bengal was designated as the Governor-General of India by the Charter Act of 1833. This act centralized the British administration in India by consolidating the control of the British East India Company’s territories under a single authority. The Governor-General of India became the highest-ranking British official in India, responsible for directing and controlling all the company’s affairs in the country. This change in designation marked a crucial step in the process of establishing a centralized British administration in India.