HISTORY
MODERN INDIA
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Question
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Provision was made in the Act of 1773, for the office of a Governor-General of
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India
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Fort William
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Madras
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Bombay
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The main provisions of the act were the appointment of a governor-general of Fort William in Bengal with supervisory powers over the presidencies of Madras (now Chennai) and Bombay (now Mumbai). The governor-general had a council of four and was given a casting vote but no veto.
Detailed explanation-2: -Regulating Act, (1773), legislation passed by the British Parliament for the regulation of the British East India Company’s Indian territories, mainly in Bengal.
Detailed explanation-3: -Thus, Governor-General was to get 25000 Pound annually. Every member of the Council was given 10000 pound a year. The annual salary of the Chief Justice was fixed at 8000 pound and that of an ordinary judge 6000 pound.
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