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WBCS Preliminary Examination 2023 — General Studies · Question 129 of 200

Q129
History of IndiaBritish Rule: Administration, Economy & Society
Which of the following British Act envisages the parliamentary system of government in India?
  1. a.Charter Act of 1793
  2. b.Charter Act of 1813
  3. c.Charter Act of 1853
  4. d.Charter Act of 1833

Answer: (C) Charter Act of 1853

The Charter Act of 1853 separated, for the first time, the legislative and executive functions of the Governor-General's Council by adding six legislative members. This Indian (Central) Legislative Council worked like a mini-Parliament, following the procedures of the British Parliament, which is why the Act is said to have sown the seed of parliamentary government. The same Act opened the civil service to competitive examination and was the last of the Charter Acts. The 1793 Act renewed the charter for 20 years; the 1813 Act ended the Company's trade monopoly except in tea and the China trade and set aside ₹1 lakh for education; the 1833 Act created the Governor-General of India and added a Law Member (Macaulay).

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