INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

MODERN INDIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The last of the Charter Act concerning India was the Act of
A
1773
B
1813
C
1853
D
1793
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Act of 1853 was last of the Charter Acts and that made Governor-General of Bengal as the Governor-General of India. It extended the Company’s rule and allowed it to retain the possession of Indian territories on trust for the British Crown.

Detailed explanation-2: -1853: The last of the Charter Act concerning India was the act of 1853. This is the correct answer. Option D. 1793: This Act was also known as the East India Company Act of 1793 which was passed in the British Parliament in which the company charter was renewed.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Charter Act of 1813 passed by the British Parliament renewed the East India Company’s charter for another 20 years. This is also called the East India Company Act, 1813. This act is important in that it defined for the first time the constitutional position of British Indian territories.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Charter Act of 1833 was passed in the British Parliament which renewed the East India Company’s charter for another 20 years. This was also called the Government of India Act 1833 or the Saint Helena Act 1833. The company’s commercial activities were closed down.

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