Question

Q. With reference to Constitutional Development in India during the British period, which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

• A. 1 and 2 only
• B. 1 and 3 only
• C. 2 and 3 only
• D. 1, 2, and 3 only

Answer 1

The correct option is B 1 and 3 only

Explanation:

Statement 1 is correct: Charter Act 1853 separated, for the first time, the legislative and executive functions of the Governor-General’s council. It provided for the addition of six new members called legislative councillors to the council. In other words, it established a separate Governor-General’s legislative council which came to be known as the Indian (Central) Legislative Council

Statement 2 is incorrect: Charter Act 1833 ended the activities of the East India Company as a commercial body and made the company into a purely administrative body.

Statement 3 is correct: Regulating Act, 1773 was the first step taken by the British Government to control and regulate the affairs of the East India Company in India; it recognised, for the first time, the political and administrative functions of the Company; it laid the foundations of central administration in India.