Question

The Charter Act of …………………. led to the decline of Indian handicrafts.
A) 1813
B) 1833
C) 1853
D) 1876

Answer 1

Hint: Indian Handicrafts is an Indian art of creating handmade crafts. In ancient India, people lived in colonies called tribals and they were used to make utility items for their daily needs. The art of making crafts called handicrafts, and the items called Handicrafts.

Complete answer:
Now let us look into the given options
Option A) 1813 – is a correct answer because the Charter Act of 1813 allowed the goods from Britain to India without any restrictions. It caused a decline in the Indian handicraft which had been very popular in the past. Indian handicrafts had to face a rivalry with the goods coming from Britain created by the machine.
Option B) 1833 – is an incorrect answer because The Charter Act of 1833 was passed in the British parliament which renewed the East India Company’s Charter for another 20 years. The Government of India Act 1833 or the Saint Helena Act 1833 is also called this.
Option C) 1853 – is an incorrect answer because The Charter Act of 1853 empowered the British East India Company to retain the territories and the revenues in India in trust for a crown for a time not specified. This was framed on the basis of reports made by the select committees of enquiry in 1852.
Option D) 1876 – is an incorrect answer because in the year 1876, the British Government in India introduced the Dramatic Performances Act to police seditious Indian theater.

Hence, Option A is the correct answer.

Note:
i) An Act of the United Kingdom parliament was the Charter Act 1813.
ii) When Lord Dalhousie was India’s Governor-General, the Charter Act was passed.
iii) The Charter Act of 1813 terminated the East India Company’s monopoly in India.