UPSC PYQPrelims 2023

Civil Services Examination · Question 50

By which one of the following Acts was the Governor General of Bengal designated as the Governor General of India?

  1. The Regulating Act
  2. The Pitt's India Act
  3. The Charter Act of 1793
  4. The Charter Act of 1833
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Answer: (D) The Charter Act of 1833

Explanation

The Charter Act of 1833 made the Governor-General of Bengal the Governor-General of India (Lord William Bentinck).