Question

The office of Governor-General of India was created by the.

• A. Government of India Act, $1833$
• B. Government of India Act, $1858$
• C. Charter Act, $1833$
• D. Charter Act, $1813$

Answer 1

The correct option is C Charter Act, $1833$

Charter Act, 1833 created the office of Governor-General of India. Charter Act, 1833 made the Governor-General of Bengal as the Governor-General of India and vested in him all civil and military powers. Thus, the act created, for the first time, a Government of India having authority over the entire territorial area possessed by the British in India.