Question

Which one of the following Act strengthened the unitary character of the Government of India by establishing a general control over the finances of the Governor-General?
A- The Charter Act of 1833
B- The Charter Act of 1813
C- Pitt's India Act of 14
D- The Regulating Act of 1773

Answer 1

Hint:
An Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom is the Saint Helena Act 1833, or the Government of India Act 1833.
This Act extended the charter by 20 years.

Complete answer:
It is also called the Charter Act of 1833, as this Act was also intended to provide for an extension of the Royal Charter given to the East India Company.

Option A: India became a colony of Britain As Governor-General of India, the Governor-General of Bengal was re-appointed. This turned Lord William Bentinck into India's first Governor-General. Thus, under one jurisdiction, the government of the country was centralised., Hence Option A. is the correct option.

Option B: The 1813 Charter Act revoked the Company's monopoly on all goods traded with India except tea. Anyone from Britain can trade with India now. The Company had to wind up its activities in India because of the Charter Act of 1883. Hence Option B. is an incorrect option.

Option C: Within two months of their accession, the Pitt's India Act of 14 allowed all civil and military officers to reveal their property in India and Britain. The power of the Governor-council General's was reduced to three members. Hence Option C. is an incorrect option.

Option D: As it was the first action taken by the British Government to manage and regulate the East India Company's affairs in India, the Regulating Act of 1773 is of great constitutional significance. Since the Governor-General addresses none of these. Hence Option D. is an incorrect option.

Therefore , the correct answer is A

Note:
Regulations were named laws made pursuant to the Act of 1833.
It founded the East India Company as both a commercial and administrative entity.
The final step towards centralisation in British India was the 1833 Charter Act.