The number of Directors of the Company was reduced from 24 to 18 under the Charter Act of:

Related Mcqs:

1. Under Charter Act of 1833 the Charter of the Company was:

   A. Renewed for 15 years
   B. Renewed for 20 years
   C. Not Renewed
   D. Kept in trust
   E. None of the above

2. Under Charter Act, 1793 privileges of East India Company were extended by:

   A. 10 years
   B. 15 years
   C. 20 years
   D. 25 years
   E. 30 years

3. The Act of 1911 was amended in 1949 and under the amended Act the delaying powers of the House of Lords were reduced from 2 years to:

   A. 1 year
   B. 10 months
   C. 7 months
   D. 5 months

4. Under the Charter Act of 1833 a provision was made for a Commission to:

   A. Regulate centre-state financial relations
   B. Suggest new tax structure
   C. Organise armed forces
   D. Codity laws
   E. Give new educational pattern

5. A provision was made for a separate Governor of Bengal under the Charter Act of:

   A. 1793
   B. 1813
   C. 1833
   D. 1853
   E. 1861

6. The Charter Act, 1813 will be remembered in India because it made a beginning by making specific budgetary provisions for:

   A. Starting new railway lines
   B. Starting new post offices
   C. Education
   D. Constructing new roads
   E. Taxes on non-agricultural land

7. For one reason for which Charter Act of 1833 will be remembered is that:

   A. It made a beginning of Indian legislature
   B. It made a beginning of separate judiciary
   C. It defined centre-provinces financial relations
   D. It reduced the powers of control of British Parliament

8. Which one of the following is not true of Charter Act of 1793?

   A. Promotion of the civil servants was not to be based on seniority
   B. Privileges of the company were extended
   C. Members of Board of Control were made paid
   D. Each presidency was to have a Governor
   E. Governor-General could override the decisions of its council

9. Which one of the following is not true about Charter Act of 1813?

   A. It was to keep a fix sum apart for meeting eventualities
   B. Board’s power of superintendence remained underfined
   C. It permitted coming of Christian missionaries to India
   D. It abolished company’s trade monopoly in India

10. Which one of the following is not true about the Charter Act of 1853?

    A. It renewed the Charter of the Company for 20 years
    B. Directors were empowered to create a new province
    C. Law member was made a regular member
    D. Executive and legislative functions of Governor-General’s Councils were separated