Question

According to the Indian Councils act of 1892, the members of the governor-general executive council was raised to _________.
a)18
b)17
c)16
d)15

Answer 1

Hint: The maximum number of members in the Executive council of the Governor-General was made twice that of the number of maximum members in the Council of Bombay.

Complete answer: According to the Indian Councils Act that was introduced in the year 1892, the members of the governor-general executive council were raised to sixteen. This act provided seats for additional members in the central legislative council as well as the provincial legislative councils. In the Central Legislative Council, the minimum members allowed were ten and the maximum number of members allowed were sixteen. The members had also been provided with the right to question the budget policies after a notice of 6 days prior.
a)18: Since the Executive Council of Bombay had a maximum of 8 members, this option is out of bounds as the figure is more than twice than that of Bombay. So, it is an incorrect option.
b)17: Since the Executive Council of Bombay had a maximum of 8 members, this option is out of bounds as the figure is more than twice than that of Bombay. So, it is an incorrect option.
c)16: Since the Executive Council of Bombay had a maximum of 8 members, this option is correct as the figure is twice than that of Bombay. So, it is the correct option.
d)15: Since the Executive Council of Bombay had a maximum of 8 members, this option is out of bounds as the figure is less than twice than that of Bombay. So, it is an incorrect option.
Therefore, option c is correct.

Note: As per the provisions of the Indian Councils Act of 1892, the minimum number of members in the Governor General’s Executive council was limited to a minimum of 10 members only. Also, no right to ask supplementary questions was given to them at all.