Which one of the following provisions was NOT made in the Charter Act of 1833?

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Q: 128 (IAS/2003)
Which one of the following provisions was NOT made in the Charter Act of 1833?

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History

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IAS

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The Charter Act of 1833 contained several important provisions related to the governance of British India. Let`s understand each option:

Option 1: The Act indeed abolished the East India Company`s trading activities, marking the end of its commercial function and turning it solely into a political and administrative body.

Option 2: The Act changed the supreme authority`s designation to "Governor General of India in Council," reflecting a more centralized form of governance. So, this statement is correct too.

Option 3: The Act conferred all law-making powers on the Governor-General in Council, making it the central legislative body in India. This is also true.

Option 4: The Act did introduce the concept of a Law Member in the Governor-General’s Council, but it did not specify that this member had to be Indian - this specification came later with the Indian Councils Act 1861. Therefore, this option is false, correctly identified as the correct answer. It`s the provision NOT made in the Charter Act of 1833.