Multiple choice

Which one of the following Acts empowered the Governor General of India to issue ordinances?

  1. Charter Act of 1833

  2. Indian Council Act of 1861

  3. Indian Council Act of 1892

  4. Indian Council Act of 1909

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Explanation

The Charter Act of 1833 centralized the administration and granted the Governor-General of India the power to issue ordinances, though the Indian Councils Act of 1861 is more famously associated with the formalization of this power.