Which of the following Acts directed that the Governor-General of British India was no longer to bear the title of the Governor of Bengal?
The Pitt’s India Act
The Charter Act of 1833
The Charter Act of 1853
The Government of India Act, 1854
The Government of India Act, 1854 empowered the Governor-General-in-Council, with the sanction of the Court of Directors and the Board of Control, to assume by a proclamation, management and control of any part of the territories for the time being in the possession of the East India Company. He was also authorized to issue all necessary orders and directions regarding the administration of that part of the territory.
The Act also empowered the Governor-General-in-Council, with the sanction of the Directors and the Board of Control, to limit and define the boundaries of the provinces. The Act also directed that the Governor-General was no longer to bear the title of the Governor of Bengal.
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