Question

The office of Governor-General of India was created by:
A) Charter Act, 1813
B) Charter Act, 1833
C) Government of India Act, 1858
D) Government of India Act, 1935

Answer 1

Hint: The governor-general of India (1773–1950, from 1858 to 1947, viceroy and governor-general of India, commonly shortened to the viceroy of India) was the British monarch's representative in India, as well as the Indian head of state's representative following India's independence in 1947

Complete answer:
The post of governor-general of the Presidency of Fort William was established in 1773. Only Fort William was under his direct command, but he oversaw other East India Company officers in India. In 1833, the official was given complete power over all of India, earning him the title of "governor-general of India."

As a result of the Indian Rebellion the previous year, the East India Company's territory and assets fell under the direct authority of the British Crown in 1858, and the Company Raj was superseded by the British Raj. The governor-general (today sometimes known as the viceroy) oversaw the administration of British India's provinces, including the Punjab, Bengal, Bombay, Madras, the United Provinces, and others.

Outside the provinces of British India, however, there were hundreds of nominally autonomous princely states or "native states" whose connection was not with the British Government or the United Kingdom, but rather with the British king as sovereign successor to the Mughal emperors.

The extra title of viceroy was added to the governor-general in 1858 to reflect his new position as the monarch's agent in loyalty ties with princely nations, and the new post was dubbed "viceroy and governor-general of India." The term "viceroy of India" was commonly used.

The Charter Act of 1833 established the post of Governor-General of India. The title of the office was "governor-general of Bengal" till 1833. The title was changed to "governor-general of India" by the Government of India Act of 1833. In 1858, the queen's proclamation appointing Viscount Canning used the term "viceroy and governor-general" for the first time.

Thus, the correct answer is Option (B) Charter Act, 1833.

Note: When British India was divided into two independent dominions, India and Pakistan, the title of viceroy was dropped, although the offices of governor-general remained in place in each nation until they adopted republican constitutions in 1950 and 1956, respectively.