By which one of the following Acts was the Governor General of Bengal designated as the Governor General of India?
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Answer: D. The Charter Act of 1833 made the Governor-General of Bengal the Governor-General of India. Lord William Bentinck was the first to hold this title.
Watch for: The Regulating Act created a Governor-General, but only of Bengal.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Wrong because the Regulating Act, 1773 created the Governor-General of Bengal.
- B. Wrong because Pitt's India Act, 1784 set up the Board of Control.
- C. Wrong because the Charter Act of 1793 mainly renewed the Company's charter.
Source to check: NCERT Class 8 Our Pasts III; Charter Act, 1833 (Government of India Act 1833), Section on the Governor-General of India
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