Legislative council of which of the following places were given extensive authority to pass laws for British India as a whole according to Indian Council Act, 1861?

Calcutta

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Madras

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Bombay

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All of these

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Solution

The correct option is A Calcutta

The 1861 Act restored the legislative powers of Bombay and Madras Presidencies taken away by the Charter Act of 1833. The legislative council at Calcutta was given extensive authority to pass laws for British India as a whole, but the legislative councils at Bombay and Madras were given the power to make laws for the "Peace and good Government" for only their respective presidencies.

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