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Modern History·Easy

With respect to the Government of India Act, 1858, consider the following statements: 1. The Governor General became the Viceroy of India, who was a member of the British Cabinet, being responsible to the Parliament. 2. The control of administration went under the hands of the Secretary of State. 3. The Governor General was given an Executive Council, whose members were his official advisors. Which of the statements given above are correct?

With respect to the Government of India Act, 1858, consider the following statements: 1. The Governor General became the Viceroy of India, who was a member of the British Cabinet, being responsible to the Parliament. 2. The control of administration went under the hands of the Secretary of State. 3. The Governor General was given an Executive Council, whose members were his official advisors. Which of the statements given above are correct?

Options

  1. a.

    1 and 2 only

  2. b.

    2 and 3 only

    Correct answer
  3. c.

    1 and 3 only

  4. d.

    1, 2 and 3

Explanation

  • An Act of the Parliament, in 1858, transferred the power to govern from the East India Company to the British Crown. While authority over India had previously been wielded by the Directors of the Company and the Board of Control, now this power was exercised by the Secretary of State for India, aided by a Council. The Secretary of State was a member of the British Cabinet and, as such, was responsible to the Parliament.
  • The Secretary of State for India was a Cabinet Minister in the British Government, while his agent in India was the Governor General in India.
  • Under the Act the government was to carry on as before under the Governor-General, who was now given the title of Viceroy or Crowns personal representative. With the passage of time, the Viceroy was increasingly reduced to a subordinate status in relation to the British Government, in matters of policy, as well as its execution.
  • The Secretary of State controlled the minutest details of administration. Thus, the authority that exercised final and detailed control over the Indian affairs came to reside in London.
  • The Act also provided that the Governor-General would have an Executive Council, whose members were to act as different heads of different departments and as his official advisors.

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